Edgar Allan Poe. The Causes of the Night Darkness
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For several decades now, Edgar Allan Poe has remained one of the most popular American writers. He has received love and recognition worldwide for his innovative detective fiction, horror stories, and memorable, atmospheric poems. But what if the man who wrote "The Raven" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" had another side?
In "The Reason for Night's Darkness," John Tresh offers a bold new biography of the writer, whose short, agonizing life continues to intrigue and spark intense interest. Shedding light on an era when the boundaries between entertainment, speculation, and scientific inquiry were blurred, Tresh reveals Poe's obsession with science and his desire to advance and challenge human knowledge. Poe was a fervent and often combative commentator on new discoveries, publishing and appearing on literary stages alongside the most prominent scientists of the time and pseudo-intellectual charlatans.
Tresh shows that Poe lived, thought, and suffered in the midst of science, and many of his most famous works are best viewed through its lens. Pursuing extraordinary insights and a unique aesthetic vision, Poe remained a figure of explosive contradiction: he joyfully exposed the deceptions of scientific charlatans of the era, even as he masterfully perpetrated them in his novels.
Author:
Author:Trash D.
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Fiction
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:21.5x14.5x2.8 cm
Series:
Series:Biography of the Era
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-159003-1
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