Two scroll manuscripts in Poe's hand
containing the story, "The Domain
of Arnheim," undated
From Out That Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe September 8, 2009 - January 3, 2010
This exhibition commemorates the bicentennial of Edgar Allan Poe, the great American poet, critic, and inventor of the detective story. One of the most comprehensive exhibitions ever devoted to Poe, this collaborative project draws upon the extensive holdings of the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin and the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia, with additional materials from the Free Library of Philadelphia and other museums. Poe is one of the most widely read American author of the nineteenth century, and the exhibition investigates the enduring influence of his works as well as his tragic life. From Out That Shadow features manuscripts, books, art, and personal effects documenting Poe's career as a hard-working writer, his romantic relationships and mysterious death, the decline and rehabilitation of his literary reputation, and his profound influence on mystery and detective fiction and other genres. Among the exhibition's highlights are Poe's writing desk, letters by and about the author, records of his student days at the University of Virginia, manuscripts of landmark works such as "The Raven," and the original art for Arthur Rackham's illustrated edition of Tales of Mystery and Imagination.
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G. D. Cassini, Carte de la Luna (Map of the Moon), 1679
Other Worlds: Rare Astronomical Works September 8, 2009 - January 3, 2010
In conjunction with the International Year of Astronomy in 2009, the Ransom Center presents an exhibition that features items from the Center's science collections relating to early astronomy. Highlights include the Coronelli celestial globe (1688); two copies of Copernicus De Revolutionibus; first editions by Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, and others; papers of the Herschel family of English astronomers; and the Cassini moon map.
