The Resource The reason for the darkness of the night : Edgar Allan Poe and the forging of American science, John Tresch
The reason for the darkness of the night : Edgar Allan Poe and the forging of American science, John Tresch
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- Summary
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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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 434 pages
- Contents
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- Part I: From Allan to Poe. The Young Astronomer ; In Jefferson's Experiment ; Exile, Artificer, Cadet
- Part II: Setting Sail. A Baltimore Apprenticeship ; Richmond: The Palpable Obscure ; Delirious Design
- Part III: Philadelphia. The Athens of America ; Methods Grotesque and Arabesque ; Dizzy Heights ; The Tide Turns ; The March of Science and Quacks
- Part IV: New York City. The Market for Novelty ; A Man of Wonders ; The Imp of the Perverse
- Part V: To the Plutonian Shore. A Spectacle for Angels ; The Plots of God ; Falling Star
- Conclusion: From a Lighthouse
- Isbn
- 9780374247850
- Label
- The reason for the darkness of the night : Edgar Allan Poe and the forging of American science
- Title
- The reason for the darkness of the night
- Title remainder
- Edgar Allan Poe and the forging of American science
- Statement of responsibility
- John Tresch
- Title variation
- Edgar Allan Poe and the forging of American science
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "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
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tresch, John
- Dewey number
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- 818/.309
- T796r
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS2631
- LC item number
- .T74 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Poe, Edgar Allan
- Poe, Edgar Allan
- Science
- Authors, American
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The reason for the darkness of the night : Edgar Allan Poe and the forging of American science, John Tresch
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: From Allan to Poe. The Young Astronomer ; In Jefferson's Experiment ; Exile, Artificer, Cadet -- Part II: Setting Sail. A Baltimore Apprenticeship ; Richmond: The Palpable Obscure ; Delirious Design -- Part III: Philadelphia. The Athens of America ; Methods Grotesque and Arabesque ; Dizzy Heights ; The Tide Turns ; The March of Science and Quacks -- Part IV: New York City. The Market for Novelty ; A Man of Wonders ; The Imp of the Perverse -- Part V: To the Plutonian Shore. A Spectacle for Angels ; The Plots of God ; Falling Star -- Conclusion: From a Lighthouse
- Control code
- on1182584350
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 434 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374247850
- Lccn
- 2020058350
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40030626080
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1182584350
- Label
- The reason for the darkness of the night : Edgar Allan Poe and the forging of American science, John Tresch
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: From Allan to Poe. The Young Astronomer ; In Jefferson's Experiment ; Exile, Artificer, Cadet -- Part II: Setting Sail. A Baltimore Apprenticeship ; Richmond: The Palpable Obscure ; Delirious Design -- Part III: Philadelphia. The Athens of America ; Methods Grotesque and Arabesque ; Dizzy Heights ; The Tide Turns ; The March of Science and Quacks -- Part IV: New York City. The Market for Novelty ; A Man of Wonders ; The Imp of the Perverse -- Part V: To the Plutonian Shore. A Spectacle for Angels ; The Plots of God ; Falling Star -- Conclusion: From a Lighthouse
- Control code
- on1182584350
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 434 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374247850
- Lccn
- 2020058350
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40030626080
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1182584350
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