The reason for the darkness of the night: Edgar Allan Poe and the forging of American science
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ©2021.
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First edition.
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434 pages : illustrations (black & white) ; 24 cm
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Orange/Case Adult Biography
Biography POE [ Edgar] Tresch
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"A biography of Edgar Allan Poe with an emphasis on his engagement with the scientists and scientific discoveries of his era"--
Tresch reveals Poe's obsession with science and lifelong ambition to advance and question human knowledge. Even as he composed dazzling works of fiction, he remained an avid and often combative commentator on new discoveries, publishing and hustling in literary scenes that also hosted the era's most prominent scientists, semi-scientists, and pseudo-intellectual rogues. In showing that Poe lived, thought, and suffered surrounded by science, Tresch shows that many of his most renowned and imaginative works can best be understood in its company. -- adapted from jacket.
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references ([351]-409) and index.
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"A biography of Edgar Allan Poe with an emphasis on his engagement with the scientists and scientific discoveries of his era"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
Tresch reveals Poe's obsession with science and lifelong ambition to advance and question human knowledge. Even as he composed dazzling works of fiction, he remained an avid and often combative commentator on new discoveries, publishing and hustling in literary scenes that also hosted the era's most prominent scientists, semi-scientists, and pseudo-intellectual rogues. In showing that Poe lived, thought, and suffered surrounded by science, Tresch shows that many of his most renowned and imaginative works can best be understood in its company. -- adapted from jacket.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Tresch, J. (2021). The reason for the darkness of the night: Edgar Allan Poe and the forging of American science. First edition. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Tresch, John, 1972-. 2021. The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Tresch, John, 1972-, The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Tresch, John. The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science. First edition. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
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