Thomas De Quincey

Broschiertes Buch

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

Annotated Edition - Also includes The Pleasures of Opium, Introduction to the Pains of Opium and The Pains of Opium

Beschreibung

Published anonymously in The London Magazine, the Confessions were an immediate success, and soon speculation was rife as to the identity of the mysterious Opium-Eater. The work, which introduced the literary world to De Quincey's unique "impassioned prose", is now widely deemed to be De Quincey's masterpiece.

Autor

Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) was a journalist and author best known for Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, 'Suspiria de Profundis' and 'The English Mail-Coach'. His extraordinary and wide-ranging influence can be felt in authors from Baudelaire to J.G. Ballard, with the former describing him as "one of the most original minds" in England.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alma Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 158g
• ISBN-13: 9781847497635
• ISBN-10: 1847497632
• Artikelnr.: 52712962