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Edgar Allan Poe: A Series of Seventeen Letters Concerning Poe's Scientific Erudition in Eureka and His Authorship of Leonainie
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Literary CriticismSports GeneralPoetry Criticism
ISBN13: 9781025617633
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 26
Weight: 0.11
Height: 0.05 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Edgar Allan Poe: A Series of Seventeen Letters Concerning Poe's Scientific Erudition in Eureka and His Authorship of Leonainie offers a compelling intellectual bridge between the world of nineteenth-century science and American literature. Authored by the renowned naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, these letters provide a deep analytical look at Poe's prose poem, Eureka, and its surprising alignment with contemporary scientific concepts. Wallace, a co-founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection, explores the depth of Poe's intuition regarding the nature of the universe, celestial mechanics, and the origins of matter.
In addition to the scientific commentary, the work explores the mystery of the poem Leonainie, a piece that sparked significant debate regarding its true authorship. Wallace's correspondence provides critical insight into the literary detective work used to determine whether the poem was an authentic discovery or a clever imitation. This collection is a significant resource for those interested in the historical reception of Poe's philosophical works and the intersection of poetic imagination with empirical inquiry. It portrays Poe not merely as a master of the macabre, but as a sophisticated thinker whose visionary ideas captivated one of the greatest scientific minds of the Victorian era.
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