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A review by superwritermom
The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science by John Tresch
This book has a lot of science. I mean, it is right there in the subtitle. For me, however, it was more science than Poe, and I am an English major so...I would've preferred the other way around.
That said, the author's explanation of why Poe wrote what he did was fascinating. And if you'd told me Poe predicted some matters of physics that would've later to have been proven true, I would've called you a liar and been wrong.
Like science, especially science of the mid 19th century? This book is for you. Love Edgar Allan Poe and want to know more about his life? Also probably for you.
Easily frustrated by all the ways Poe torpedoed his own life? Might want to skip this one.
That said, the author's explanation of why Poe wrote what he did was fascinating. And if you'd told me Poe predicted some matters of physics that would've later to have been proven true, I would've called you a liar and been wrong.
Like science, especially science of the mid 19th century? This book is for you. Love Edgar Allan Poe and want to know more about his life? Also probably for you.
Easily frustrated by all the ways Poe torpedoed his own life? Might want to skip this one.