Confessions of an English opium-eater and other writings
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Contributors
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition
New edition.
Physical Description
xlv, 332 pages ; 20 cm.
Lexile Measure
1280L
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Co. - Fulmer Branch - Nonfiction | 828.809 DEQUINCE T | On Shelf |
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Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780199600618 (pbk.), 0199600619
Lexile Measure
1280
Notes
General Note
Previous ed.: London: Penguin, 2003.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxv-xl).
Summary
"Thomas De Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821) launched a fascination with drug use and abuse that has continued from his day to ours. In the Confessions De Quincey invents recreational drug taking, but he also details both the lurid nightmares that beset him in the depths of his addiction as well as his humiliatingly futile attempts to renounce the drug. Suspiria de Profundis centres on the deep afflictions of De Quincey's childhood, and examines the powerful and often paradoxical relationship between drugs and human creativity. In 'The English Mail-Coach', the tragedies of De Quincey's past are played out with horrifying repetitiveness against a backdrop of Britain as a Protestant and an imperial power. This edition presents De Quincey's finest essays in impassioned autobiography, together with three appendices that are highlighted by a wealth of manuscript material related to the three main textswlkt 2013/10.
Reading Level
1280 L Lexile
