Thomas de Quincey (1785–1859)
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Thomas de Quincey, born in 1785, was an English novelist, essayist, and literary critic. He is best known for his Confessions of an English Opium Eater, an insightful autobiographical account of his addiction to opium. The death of de Quincey's older sister when he was seven years old shaped his mostra altro life through the grief and sadness that forced him to seek comfort in an inner world of imagination. He ran away to Wales when he was 17. He then attended Oxford University. It was at Oxford that he first encountered opium, and he subsequently abandoned his study of poetry without a degree, hoping to find a true philosophy. de Quincey wrote essays for journals in London and Edinburgh in order to support his large family. His prose writings and essays contain psychological insights relevant to the modern reader of today. In addition to his voluminous works of criticism and essays, he wrote a novel, Klosterheim or The Masque. Thomas de Quincey died in 1859. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Thomas de Quincey
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: and Other Writings (Oxford World's Classics) (1985) 582 copie
Suspiria de profundis : being a sequel to the Confessions of an English opium eater; and other miscellaneous writings (1871) 25 copie
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg (2007) 4 copie
The Works of Thomas de Quincey (Volume 16); Suspira de Profundis, Being a Sequel to the Confessions of an English… (2006) 3 copie
Strategy Six Pack 13: The Caesars, Patrick Henry, My Sixty Years on the Plains, Anne Hutchinson, A Princess from… (2017) 3 copie
A diary of Thomas De Quincey, 1803 : here reproduced in replica as well as in print from the original manuscript in the… (1927) 3 copie
Ann of Oxford Street 3 copie
An Essay on Novels 3 copie
En engelsk opiumbrugers bekendelser. Suspiria de profundis. Den engelske postvogn. Århus (Klim) (2010) 2 copie
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater To Which Is Added Suspiria de Profundis , The English Mail Coach, The Revolt of… (1890) 2 copie
Historical Essays and Researches 2 copie
Tales and Romances 2 copie
Judas y otros ensayos sobre lo divino y lo humano: Los ensayos más negros y lúcidos del primero de los escritores… (2018) 2 copie
Substance Abuse Six Pack - Six Addiction Classics: Kubla Khan, Confessions of an English-Opium Eater, Tobacco and… (2015) 2 copie
John Paul Frederick Richter. Ein Essay in Briefform über Jean Paul [Friedenauer Presse] (1991) 2 copie
Protestantism and other essays 2 copie
Thomas De Quincey, His Life and Writings: With Unpublished Correspondence (Classic Reprint) (2016) 1 copia
The Pleasures and Pains of Opium 1 copia
dequince appraisal 1 copia
The Collected Works of Thomas De Quincey: The Complete Works PergamonMedia (Highlights of World Literature) (2015) 1 copia
Ἐξομολογήσεις ἑνός… 1 copia
The Way of the World 1 copia
Conversation 1 copia
JUDAS Y OTROS ENSAYOS 1 copia
The English Opium Easter 1 copia
Biographies: Shakspeare, Pope, Goethe and Schiller and On The Political Parties of Modern England 1 copia
Joan of Arc: Selections: I. Joan of Arc. Ii. Affliction of Childhood. Iii. Levana and Our Ladies of Sorrow. Iv. Dream… (2018) 1 copia
Essays in Philosophy 1 copia
The Opium Eater 1 copia
LA FARSA DE LOS CIELOS 1 copia
La Tragédie grecque 1 copia
LibriVox Short Ghost and Horror Collection 040 — Autore — 1 copia
Der Alte Fritz. 1 copia
The posthumous works of Thomas De Quincey : Ed. from the original mss., with introductions and notes 1 copia
Vendicatore, Il 1 copia
İngiliz Posta Arabası 1 copia
An Excerpt from "On the Knocking at the Gate in 'Macbeth' " (SHAKESPEARE, ELIZABETHAN THEATER) 1 copia
A Signet Classic 1 copia
On style and conversation 1 copia
Romances and Extravaganzas 1 copia
The Literature of Knowledge and the Literature of Power (Interpreting Literature - 5th Edition) 1 copia
Romances and Extravaganzas, Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers (The Works of Thomas de Quincey) (1877) 1 copia
The Works Of Thomas De Quincey: Judas Iscariot; Richard Bentley; Cicero; Secret Societies; And Milton V6 (2007) 1 copia
The Works of Thomas De Quincey: vol 2 : Recollections of the Lakes and the Lake Poets; Coleridge, Wordsworth and… (2007) 1 copia
De Quincey (Volume 2); On Murder, Considered as One of the Fine Arts. the English Mail-Coach. the Last Days of Immanuel… (2010) 1 copia
De Quincey's Works (14 vols.) 1 copia
EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY, ESSAYS AND BELLES-LETTRES: THE CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM EATER. (1928) 1 copia
Little Leather Library-Red-Miniature-the Confession of an English Opium-Eater Vol. I. (1922) 1 copia
The opium-eater 1 copia
Selected essays of De Quincey 1 copia
Joan of Arc,: The English mail-coach, and The Spanish military nun (Macmillan's pocket classics) (1910) 1 copia
Political Economy and Politics 1 copia
Select Essays, Narrative & Imaginative. Edited and Annotated by David Masson Volume 1 (2016) 1 copia
Il vendicatore 1 copia
Miscellanea and Index 1 copia
The collected writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 02: Autobiography and literary reminiscences 1 copia
The Dice 1 copia
De Quincey memorials 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2 (1979) — Collaboratore — 250 copie
Great British Tales of Terror: Gothic Stories of Horror and Romance 1765-1840 (1972) — Collaboratore — 81 copie
The Dedalus Book Of English Decadence: Vile Emperors And Elegant Degenerates (Decadence from Dedalus) (2004) — Collaboratore — 51 copie
Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories: English, Irish (1907) — Collaboratore — 10 copie
The Bibelot, Volume IX: A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Lovers, Chosen in Part from Scarce Editions and Sources… (1903) — Collaboratore — 4 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- de Quincey, Thomas
- Nome legale
- de Quincey, Thomas Penson
- Data di nascita
- 1785-08-15
- Data di morte
- 1859-12-08
- Luogo di sepoltura
- St Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Nazione (per mappa)
- England, UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Bath, Somerset, England, UK
Grasmere, Cumbria, England, UK
Wiltshire, England, UK
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
London, England, UK
Lasswade, England, UK (mostra tutto 7)
Glasgow, Scotland, UK - Istruzione
- Oxford University (Worcester College)
Middle Temple, London
Winkfield School
Manchester Grammar School
Bath Grammar School
King Edward's School - Attività lavorative
- essayist
editor
translator
journalist
critic - Relazioni
- Quincey, Thomas (father)
Penson, Elizabeth (mother)
Penson, William (son)
De Quincey, Horace (son)
Simpson, Margaret (wife) - Breve biografia
- Notably associated with William Wordsworth, Charles Lamb & Samuel Taylor Coleridge. (His wife Margaret bore him eight children before her death in 1837. Five, however, predeceased their father; three of De Quincey's daughters survived him.)
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- ISBN
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Non solo non c'è nessun intento moralistico nell'opera di De Quincey, ma si percepisce anche un fondo di riverita ammirazione per questa droga: nel bene e nel male l'oppio viene mitizzato, prima sostanza capace di sopire il dolore ed innalzare l'uomo alle più alte vette della spiritualità, poi creazione infernale capace di scatenare incubi mostruosi e grotteschi. Non c'è equilibrio in queste memorie, ma d'altronde come chiarisce l'appendice sono state scritte mentre l'autore era ancora sotto l'influenza di questo stupefacente, di cui riuscì a liberarsi solo da sessantenne.
Stilisticamente il libro è strutturato il due parti, una iniziale che ricorda un romanzo autobiografico, in cui parla della sua vita e dei motivi che lo hanno avvicinato all'oppio, l'altra più prettamente saggistica, in cui si dilunga a parlare degli effetti della droga sul suo organismo e sulla sua mente. Personalmente ho trovato più interessante la prima, perché ci sono una trama e una struttura narrativa ben definite; la trattazione sugli effetti dell'oppio è un po' troppo piena di voli pindarici ed autocommiserazione.
In ogni caso è un'opera in anticipo sui tempi e di grande impatto ancora oggi per la schiettezza con cui affronta un tema scabroso. Non nelle mie corde, ma scorrevole.… (altro)