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Eureka (Alma Classics 101 Pages): Edgar Allan Poe

Eureka (Alma Classics 101 Pages): Edgar Allan Poe

by EdgarAllanPoe (Author), EdgarAllanPoe (Author)

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Synopsis

Initially composed by Poe as a public lecture towards the end his career and considered by him the culmination of all his life's work, Eureka is an extended treatise about the creation, existence and the ultimate end of the world. An idiosyncratic blend of creative writing and scientific discourse, with unexpected forays into comedy and wordplay, this self-styled prose poem is a genre-defying masterpiece. Although it baffled the reading public of its time, Eureka found many prominent admirers, from Charles Baudelaire to W.H. Auden, and has since assembled an audience receptive to its unique appeal as a compendium of European thought that anticipated many current theories and discoveries while also pioneering many elements of science-fiction aesthetics.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 114
 Edition: 01
 Publisher: Alma Classics
Published: 23 Aug 2018
ISBN 10: 1847497705
ISBN 13: 9781847497703
Book Overview: Although it baffled the reading public of its time, Eureka found many prominent admirers, from Charles Baudelaire to W.H. Auden, and has since assembled an audience receptive to its unique appeal as a compendium of European thought that anticipated many current theories and discoveries while also pioneering many elements of science-fiction aesthetics.

Media Reviews
Eureka is a fascinating work. Read this essay carefully; there is much more to it than meets the eye - Sir Patrick Moore
Author Bio
Born in Boston, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) was brought up by the Allan merchant family after the death of his mother and being abandoned by his father. While studying at the University of Virginia he started self-publishing volumes of poetry, and after a stint in the military began writing essays and fiction for a living. He died of unknown causes - with rabies, cholera, alcoholism and tuberculosis among the hypotheses - in Baltimore.