Eureka: A Prose Poem

1848 essay by Edgar Allan Poe
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Eureka: A Prose Poem
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Eureka: A Prose Poem

Summary

Eureka: A Prose Poem is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eureka: A Prose Poem authored A Prose Poem — author (P50): Edgar Allan Poe[3].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's image is recorded as Eureka, a prose poem - page 50 diagram.png[4].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's instance of is recorded as A Prose Poem — instance of (P31): literary work[5].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's genre is recorded as A Prose Poem — genre (P136): essay[6].
  • A Prose Poem — named after (P138): Eureka is named after Eureka: A Prose Poem[7].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 313230245[8].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's GND ID is recorded as 4461039-7[9].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124665215[10].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's language of work or name is recorded as A Prose Poem — language of work or name (P407): American English[11].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's country of origin is recorded as A Prose Poem — country of origin (P495): United States[12].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's publication date is recorded as +1848-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/062xg2[14].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's Open Library ID is recorded as OL3576867M[15].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's has edition or translation is recorded as A Prose Poem — has edition or translation (P747): Q82326474[16].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's has edition or translation is recorded as A Prose Poem — has edition or translation (P747): Eureka: A Prose Poem[17].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's dedicated to is recorded as A Prose Poem — dedicated to (P825): Alexander von Humboldt[18].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's main subject is recorded as A Prose Poem — main subject (P921): religious cosmology[19].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eureka'}[20].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Prose Poem'}[21].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'An essay on the material and physical universe'}[22].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Poème en prose, essai sur l’univers matériel et spirituel'}[23].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'It is with humility really unassumed—it is with a sentiment even of awe—that I pen the opening sentence of this work: for of all conceivable subjects I approach the reader with the most solemn—the most comprehensive—the most difficult—the most august.'}[24].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'In the meantime bear in mind that all is Life—Life—Life within Life—the less within the greater, and all within the Spirit Divine.'}[25].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's NooSFere book ID is recorded as 18193[26].
  • Eureka: A Prose Poem's copyright status is recorded as A Prose Poem — copyright status (P6216): public domain[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Eureka: A Prose Poem authored A Prose Poem — author (P50): Edgar Allan Poe[3].

Why It Matters

Eureka: A Prose Poem ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
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