Essays, Letters & Speeches

Eureka: A Prose Poem

by Edgar Allan Poe

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…

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"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.

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Format
EPUB
Language
English
Length
162 pages
Published
1 January 1848
ISBN
9781557133298

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