Author: Edgar Allan PoePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Eureka: a prose poem. Miscellanies
Author: Edgar Allan PoePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Eureka: a prose poem. Miscellanies
Author: Edgar Allan PoePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe /: Eureka, and miscellanies
Author: Edgar Allan PoeThe Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Author: Edgar Allan PoeEureka: A Prose Poem
Author: Edgar Allan PoePublisher: Good Press
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
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.
Eureka: a Prose Poem
Author: Edgar Allan Edgar Allan PoePublisher:
ISBN: 9781521980927
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About Eureka: A Prose Poem by Edgar Allan Poe 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
Author: Edgar Allan PoePublisher:
ISBN: 9780781287586
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Eureka
Author: Edgar Allan PoePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
IT is with humility really unassumed-it is with a sentiment even of awe-that I pen theopening sentence of this work: for of all conceivable subjects I approach the reader withthe most solemn-the most comprehensive-the most difficult-the most august.What terms shall I find sufficiently simple in their sublimity-sufficiently sublime intheir simplicity-for the mere enunciation of my theme?I design to speak of the Physical, Metaphysical and Mathematical-of the Material andSpiritual Universe: -of its Essence, its Origin, its Creation, its Present Condition and itsDestiny. I shall be so rash, moreover, as to challenge the conclusions, and thus, in effect, toquestion the sagacity, of many of the greatest and most justly reverenced of men.In the beginning, let me as distinctly as possible announce-not the theorem which Ihope to demonstrate-for, whatever the mathematicians may assert, there is, in this worldat least, no such thing as demonstration-but the ruling idea which, throughout thisvolume, I shall be continually endeavoring to suggest.My general proposition, then, is this: -In the Original Unity of the First Thing lies theSecondary Cause of All Things, with the Germ of their Inevitable Annihilation.In illustration of this idea, I propose to take such a survey of the Universe that the mindmay be able really to receive and to perceive an individual impression.He who from the top of Ætna casts his eyes leisurely around, is affected chiefly by theextent and diversity of the scene. Only by a rapid whirling on his heel could he hope tocomprehend the panorama in the sublimity of its oneness. But as, on the summit of Ætna, noman has thought of whirling on his heel, so no man has ever taken into his brain the fulluniqueness of the prospect; and so, again, whatever considerations lie involved in thisuniqueness, have as yet no practical existence for mankind.
Eureka - a Prose Poem
Author: Edgar Allan PoePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781512222494
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
"Eureka - A Prose Poem" from Edgar Allan Poe. American author, poet, editor, and literary critic (1809-1849).
Eureka, A Prose Poem (Annotated)
Author: Edgar Allan PoePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Eureka (1848) is a long non-fiction work by the American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) who was subtitled "A Poem in Prose", although it has also been subtitled "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 history of scientific work done to reach his conclusions. It also talks about man's relationship with God, whom he compares with an author. It is dedicated to the German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859). Although generally considered a literary work, some of Poe's ideas anticipate the scientific discoveries and theories of the 20th century. In fact, 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 poorly received in Poe's day and generally described as absurd, even by friends. Modern critics continue to debate the importance of Eureka, and some doubt its seriousness, in part due to Poe's many incorrect assumptions and his comic descriptions of well-known historical minds.