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Eureka

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 3961892970
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Eureka written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eureka (1848) is a lengthy non-fiction work by American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) which he subtitled "A Prose Poem", though it has also been subtitled as "An Essay on the Material and Spiritual Universe". Adapted from a lecture he had presented, Eureka describes Poe's intuitive conception of the nature of the universe with no antecedent scientific work done to reach his conclusions. He also discusses man's relationship with God, whom he compares to an author. It is dedicated to the German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859). Though it is generally considered a literary work, some of Poe's ideas anticipate 20th century scientific discoveries and theories. Indeed a critical analysis of the scientific content of Eureka reveals a non-causal correspondence with modern cosmology due to the assumption of an evolving Universe, but excludes the anachronistic anticipation of relativistic concepts such as black holes. Eureka was received poorly in Poe's day and generally described as absurd, even by friends. Modern critics continue to debate the significance of Eureka and some doubt its seriousness, in part because of Poe's many incorrect assumptions and his comedic descriptions of well-known historical minds. It is presented as a poem, and many compare it with his fiction work, especially science fiction stories such as "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar". His attempts at discovering the truth also follow his own tradition of "ratiocination", a term used in his detective fiction tales. Poe's suggestion that the soul continues to thrive even after death also parallels with works in which characters reappear from beyond the grave such as "Ligeia". The essay is oddly transcendental, considering Poe's disdain for that movement. He considered it his greatest work and claimed it was more important than the discovery of gravity. Eureka is Poe's last major work and his longest non-fiction work at nearly 40,000 words in length.

The Reason for the Darkness of the Night

Author : John Tresch
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374717443
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book The Reason for the Darkness of the Night written by John Tresch and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Finalist for the 2022 Edgar Award Winner of the 2021 Quinn Award An innovative biography of Edgar Allan Poe—highlighting his fascination and feuds with science. Decade after decade, Edgar Allan Poe remains one of the most popular American writers. He is beloved around the world for his pioneering detective fiction, tales of horror, and haunting, atmospheric verse. But what if there was another side to the man who wrote “The Raven” and “The Fall of the House of Usher”? In The Reason for the Darkness of the Night, John Tresch offers a bold new biography of a writer whose short, tortured life continues to fascinate. Shining a spotlight on an era when the lines separating entertainment, speculation, and scientific inquiry were blurred, Tresch reveals Poe’s obsession with science and lifelong ambition to advance and question human knowledge. Even as he composed dazzling works of fiction, he remained an avid and often combative commentator on new discoveries, publishing and hustling in literary scenes that also hosted the era’s most prominent scientists, semi-scientists, and pseudo-intellectual rogues. As one newspaper put it, “Mr. Poe is not merely a man of science—not merely a poet—not merely a man of letters. He is all combined; and perhaps he is something more.” Taking us through his early training in mathematics and engineering at West Point and the tumultuous years that followed, Tresch shows that Poe lived, thought, and suffered surrounded by science—and that many of his most renowned and imaginative works can best be understood in its company. He cast doubt on perceived certainties even as he hungered for knowledge, and at the end of his life delivered a mind-bending lecture on the origins of the universe that would win the admiration of twentieth-century physicists. Pursuing extraordinary conjectures and a unique aesthetic vision, he remained a figure of explosive contradiction: he gleefully exposed the hoaxes of the era’s scientific fraudsters even as he perpetrated hoaxes himself. Tracing Poe’s hard and brilliant journey, The Reason for the Darkness of the Night is an essential new portrait of a writer whose life is synonymous with mystery and imagination—and an entertaining, erudite tour of the world of American science just as it was beginning to come into its own.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Eureka: a prose poem. Miscellanies

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Eureka: a prose poem. Miscellanies written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem

Author : Jeremy Noel-Tod
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241285801
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem written by Jeremy Noel-Tod and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last decades have seen an explosion of the prose poem. More and more writers are turning to this peculiarly rich and flexible form; it defines Claudia Rankine's Citizen, one of the most talked-about books of recent years, and many others, such as Sarah Howe's Loop of Jade and Vahni Capildeo's Measures of Expatriation, make extensive use of it. Yet this fertile mode which in its time has drawn the likes of Charles Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde, T. S. Eliot, Gertrude Stein and Seamus Heaney remains, for many contemporary readers, something of a mystery. The history of the prose poem is a long and fascinating one. Here, Jeremy Noel-Tod reconstructs it for us by selecting the essential pieces of writing - by turns luminous, brooding, lamentatory and comic - which have defined and developed the form at each stage, from its beginnings in 19th-century France, through the 20th-century traditions of Britain and America and beyond the English language, to the great wealth of material written internationally since 2000. Comprehensively told, it yields one of the most original and genre-changing anthologies to be published for some years, and offers readers the chance to discover a diverse range of new poets and new kinds of poem, while also meeting famous names in an unfamiliar guise.

Edgar Allan Poe, Eureka, and Scientific Imagination

Author : David N. Stamos
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438463928
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Edgar Allan Poe, Eureka, and Scientific Imagination written by David N. Stamos and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the science and creative process behind Poe’s cosmological treatise. Silver Winner for Philosophy, 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards In 1848, almost a year and a half before Edgar Allan Poe died at the age of forty, his book Eureka was published. In it, he weaved together his scientific speculations about the universe with his own literary theory, theology, and philosophy of science. Although Poe himself considered it to be his magnum opus, Eureka has mostly been overlooked or underappreciated, sometimes even to the point of being thought an elaborate hoax. Remarkably, however, in Eureka Poe anticipated at least nine major theories and developments in twentieth-century science, including the Big Bang theory, multiverse theory, and the solution to Olbers’ paradox. In this book—the first devoted specifically to Poe’s science side—David N. Stamos, a philosopher of science, combines scientific background with analysis of Poe’s life and work to highlight the creative and scientific achievements of this text. He examines Poe’s literary theory, theology, and intellectual development, and then compares Poe’s understanding of science with that of scientists and philosophers from his own time to the present. Next, Stamos pieces together and clarifies Poe’s theory of scientific imagination, which he then attempts to update and defend by providing numerous case studies of eureka moments in modern science and by seeking insights from comparative biography and psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, and evolution. David N. Stamos teaches philosophy at York University in Toronto. He is the author of several books, including Darwin and the Nature of Species, also published by SUNY Press.

Eureka: A Prose Poem

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Eureka: A Prose Poem written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eureka: A Prose Poem is a lyrical philosophy piece by Edgar Allan Poe. It strives to present a view that every atom in our established cosmos is a fragment of a higher power.

Poe for Your Problems

Author : Catherine Baab-Muguira
Publisher : Running Press Adult
ISBN 13 : 0762499087
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Poe for Your Problems written by Catherine Baab-Muguira and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When life’s got you down and things aren’t going your way, who better to turn to than Edgar Allan Poe? Discover how to say "nevermore" to your problems in this darkly comedic and refreshing self-help guide. Of all the writers anywhere, Poe would seem to be the least likely person you'd want to turn to for advice. His life was a complete dumpster fire: he had tons of failed relationships; not many people liked him; he was a drunk; he was always broke; he often went hungry; even his own death was somewhat of a mystery. However, that's also precisely the point. Somehow, even when Poe failed, he also persevered. Drawing deeply on his works and life, Catherine Baab-Muguira takes the familiar image of Poe in a new and surprising direction in this darkly inspiring self-help book. Despite what you might think, Edgar Allan Poe somehow is the perfect person to teach you to say "Nevermore, problems!" and show you how to use all the terrible situations, tough breaks, bad luck, and even your darkest emotions in novel and creative ways to make a name for yourself and carve out your own unique, notorious place in the world. An inspirational tale for black sheep everywhere, Poe for Your Problems will teach you how to overcome life’s biggest challenges and succeed at work, love, and art—despite the odds and no matter your flaws.

Tales

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tales of Horror

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Alma Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781847496096
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Tales of Horror written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Alma Classics. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A murderer is forced to reveal his crime by the sound of a beating heart, a mysterious figure wreaks havoc among a party of noblemen during the time of the plague, a grieving lover awakens to find himself clutching a box of his beloved blood-stained teeth, a man is obsessed with the fear of being buried alive – these are only some of the memorable characters and stories included in this volume, which exemplify Poe's inventiveness and natural talent as a storyteller. Immensely popular both during and after his lifetime, and a powerful influence on generations of writers and film-makers to this day, Edgar Allan Poe is still counted among the greatest short-story writers of all time and seen as one of the initiators of the detective, horror and science-fiction genres.

Eurek

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781781390375
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Eurek written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eureka, A Prose Poem is over 40,000 words in length and it is not a poem! It was Poe's last major work and was based on a lecture Poe presented in 1848, titled "On The Cosmography of the Universe." He had hoped for an audience of hundreds and that the proceeds of the lecture would pay for his new journal "The Stylus." However, only 60 attended and they went away confused. In Eureka, Poe explains the universe and the relationship of people with God based on the proposition "Because Nothing was, therefore All Things are."

Eureka

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Eureka written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this remarkable work, master story-teller Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) builds on known scientific truths to propound a universe governed by the immutable laws of attraction and repulsion, i.e., expansion and a return to unity. The irascible, vindictive God of the Old Testament and the Deists' Master Clockmaker are routed by Poe's pantheistic World Spirit who, through the force of expansion, is diffused throughout his creation. Moreover, we humans are all part of this universal spirit and each of us is his own god. Published after his death, as Poe desired, Eureka remains a startlingly different work from the author's more popular offerings.

Eureka

Author : Edgar Allen Poe
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781986396424
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (964 download)

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Download or read book Eureka written by Edgar Allen Poe and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-11 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eureka (1848) is a lengthy non-fiction work by American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) which he subtitled "A Prose Poem", though it has also been subtitled as "An Essay on the Material and Spiritual Universe". Adapted from a lecture he had presented, Eureka describes Poe's intuitive conception of the nature of the universe with no antecedent scientific work done to reach his conclusions. He also discusses man's relationship with God, whom he compares to an author. It is dedicated to the German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859). Though it is generally considered a literary work, some of Poe's ideas anticipate 20th-century scientific discoveries and theories. Indeed a critical analysis of the scientific content of Eureka reveals a non-causal correspondence with modern cosmology due to the assumption of an evolving Universe, but excludes the anachronistic anticipation of relativistic concepts such as black holes.

Edgar Allan Poe

Author : Paul Collins
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544261879
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book Edgar Allan Poe written by Paul Collins and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the personal and professional life of the master of the horror genre behind “The Raven,” including a discussion of his rocky relationship with his wealthy adoptive father and his time spent working as an editor and reviewer. 15,000 first printing.

Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe

Author : Daniel Hoffman
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807123218
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (232 download)

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Download or read book Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe written by Daniel Hoffman and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe is the exploration by a distinguished American poet and critic of his own lifelong fascination with the work of Edgar Allan Poe. Examining Poe’s achievement as poet, as aesthetician, as inventor of the modern detective and science fiction genres, and as master of the psychological tale of terror, Hoffman revels in his subject. The result is a comprehensive, arresting interpretation of the oeuvre and a compassionate, personal portrait of its creator.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Eureka: a prose poem. Miscellanies

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Eureka: a prose poem. Miscellanies written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Eureka - a Prose Poem

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781512222494
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (224 download)

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Download or read book Eureka - a Prose Poem written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eureka - A Prose Poem" from Edgar Allan Poe. American author, poet, editor, and literary critic (1809-1849).

Evermore

Author : Harry Lee Poe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781602583221
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Evermore written by Harry Lee Poe and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a critical analysis of Poe's body of work as a concern with universal themes, exploring the presence of evil, the meaning of suffering, the role of justice, and the search for love and God.