Between Literature and ScienceThrough close analysis of Eureka and The Purloined Letter, Swirski evaluates Poe's epistemological theses in the light of contemporary philosophy of science and presents literary interpretation as a cooperative game played by the author and reader, thereby illuminating how we read fiction. The analysis of Poe's little studied Eureka provides the basis for his discussion of Lem's critique of scientific reductionism and futurological forecasts. Drawing