Henry Fuseli - The Nightmare

Short analysis of the painting:
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/gothicnightmares/infocus/nightmare.htm#t

Edgar Allan Poe and Dark Romanticism

Edgar Allan Poe:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe
youtube film - introduction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIp4m_v9xGs
Themes, motifs and symbols:
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/poestories/themes.html

Dark Romanticism:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_romanticism

The Black Cat:
The text:
http://poestories.com/read/blackcat
example of an analysis:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Cat_(short_story)