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What Is Eureka

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Eureka! Poe’s thoughts on the universe and its relation to God “The Universe is a plot of God.” Is one of the main ideas expressed throughout “Eureka a Prose Poem” in which Edgar Allan Poe expresses his thoughts on the creation and purpose of the universe (Poe). As a writer Poe has been known to be a man of the arts, a poet. “Eureka” is truly one of its own among Poe’s works, especially since it was his last major work before his death(. A “Prose Poem” he called it. Although he was not expectant of his death, “Eureka” seems to be his last testament of what he believes is the collective universe. Not surprisingly, God has the same occupation in the universe as his, God is a writer. As a man of thought he left this earth with a final testament to the world in which he wishes to explain the universe for all those who seek the truth (Poe Preface).Eureka is not only an explanation of Poe’s understanding of life based on his experiences; but a reassurance that all creations in the universe have a reason for existence. …show more content…

Audiences were occupied with the reviews from the scientific community, which deemed Eureka “ arrant fudge”(Eakin). this caused the credibility of his discoveries to be diminished significantly. People were not able to gain, share and discuss Poe’s understanding of the universe, due to the wall of critiques propped up by the scientific community. Ironically most of his statements were later proven to contribute to modern day understanding of how the universe works and what purpose humans have on this planet(Lienhard). Of course bad reviews were not the only culprit of the lack of recognition of this

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