Thomas de Quincey
Thomas de Quincey (Manchester, 15 augustus 1785 – Edinburgh, 8 december 1859) was een Engels schrijver en intellectueel, het best bekend om zijn Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821).[1][2]
Thomas De Quincey
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Thomas de Quincey, frontispiece van Revolt of the Tartars | ||||
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Volledige naam | Thomas Penson De Quincey | |||
Geboren | 15 augustus 1785 | |||
Geboorteplaats | Manchester | |||
Overleden | 8 december 1859 | |||
Overlijdensplaats | Edinburgh | |||
Land | Koninkrijk Groot-Brittannië | |||
Beroep | Schrijver, essayist, vertaler | |||
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Jaren actief | 1818-1859 | |||
Genre | Roman, essay | |||
Stroming | Autobiografisch, historisch, reisverhaal | |||
Bekende werken | Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, The Logic of the Political Economy, Suspiria de Profundis | |||
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Bibliografie (selectie)
- Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, 1822
- On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth, 1823
- Walladmor, 1825
- On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts, 1827
- Klosterheim, or The Masque, 1832
- Lake Reminscences, 1834-40
- The revolt of the Tartars 1837
- The Logic of the Political Economy, 1844
- Suspiria de Profundis, 1845
- The English Mail-Coach, 1849
- Autobiographical Sketches, 1853
- Selections Grave and Gay, from the Writings, Published and Unpublished, by Thomas De Quincey, 1853-1860 (14 vols.)
- Romances and Extravaganzas, 1877
- Collected Writings, 1889
- Uncollected Writings, 1890
- The Posthumous Works, 1891-93
- Memorials, 1891
- Literary Criticism, 1909
- The Diary, 1927
- Selected Writings, 1937
- New Essays, 1966
- The Works of Thomas De Quincey, 21 vols (London: Pickering and Chatto, 2000-2003) [De meest recente wetenschappelijke editie]
Noten
- Horace Ainsworth Eaton, Thomas De Quincey: A Biography, New York, Oxford University Press, 1936; herdrukt New York, Octagon Books, 1972;
- Grevel Lindop, The Opium-Eater: A Life of Thomas De Quincey, London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1981.
Externe links
Online teksten
- Project Gutenberg e-teksten van Enkele werken van Thomas De Quincey
- Wikisource : Les Derniers jours d'Emmanuel Kant, vertaald in het Frans door Marcel Schwob
- Thomas De Quincey elibrary PDFs van Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts, en The Literature of Knowledge and the Literature of Power
- The revolt of the Tartars
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