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Eureka: A Prose Poem
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- en
About this book
Creators: Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) "Eureka: A Prose Poem" by Edgar Allan Poe is a non-fiction work published in 1848. Adapted from a lecture, this ambitious essay presents Poe's intuitive vision of the universe's nature, exploring the physical and spiritual cosmos, man's relationship with God, and the soul's destiny beyond death. Poe considered it his greatest achievement—more important than Newton's discovery of gravity. Though contemporaries found it absurd, some ideas surprisingly anticipate modern cosmology. The work blends science, metaphysics, and Poe's trademark ratiocination in an unprecedented philosophical meditation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 44.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1573