Издания и произведения

Томас де Квинси (1785-1859) — английский писатель, эссеист. Сразу после выхода его автобиографическое эссе «Исповедь англичанина, употреблявшего опиум» (1821) получило всеевропейскую известность. В книгу вошло самое знаменитое произведение Томаса де Квинси, в котором автор описывает личный опыт употребления лаудана — спиртового раствора опиума.

Автобиографическое эссе «Исповедь англичанина, любителя опиума» после первой же (поначалу анонимной) публикации в «Лондон мэгазин» (1822) произвело настоящий фурор: чопорная британская публика прежде не видала такой яростной искренности, такого накала откровения. В книгу вошел лучший и самый полный вариант знаменитого романа Де Квинси вместе с позднейшим продолжением «Suspiria De Profundis», где автор живописует личный опыт употребления лаудана — спиртового раствора опиума.

Explosive and unforgiving, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater describes in searing detail the pleasure, pain and mind-expanding powers of opium. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by biographer, critic and academic Dr Frances Wilson. Thomas De Quincey takes us on a journey from his grammar school childhood to his homeless adolescence in Wales, from befriending prostitutes during his nocturnal wanderings in London to enrolling at Oxford…

Романтик «другого ешелону», знайомий Колріджа та друг Вордсворта, поряд із яким він довший час мешкав у прославленому на всю Європу Озерному краї, Томас де Квінсі (1785 – 1859) увійшов в історію літератури як автор знаменито-скандальної «Сповіді англійського пожирача опіуму/Confessions of an English Opium-Eater» (1821) – першої відвертої розповіді про насолоди та розпач опіумної залежності. Хоча в момент публікації «Сповідь» викликала значний читацький інтерес, витримавши декілька перевидань за кілька років, з часом вона, як і саме ім’я автора, поступово канула в забуття, аж поки через майже 40 років нове життя у неї вдихнув Шарль Бодлер,…

In this remarkable autobiography, Thomas De Quincey hauntingly describes the surreal visions & hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings he took thru London--& the nightmares, despair & paranoia to which he became prey--under the influence of the then-legal painkiller laudanum. Forging a link between artistic self-expression & addiction, Confessions seamlessly weaves the effects of drugs & the nature of dreams, memory & imagination. First published in 1821, it paved the way for later generations of literary drug users, from Baudelaire to Burroughs, & anticipated psychoanalysis with its insights into the unconscious.

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In this remarkable autobiography, Thomas De Quincey hauntingly describes the surreal visions & hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings he took thru London--& the nightmares, despair & paranoia to which he became prey--under the influence of the then-legal painkiller laudanum. Forging a link between artistic self-expression & addiction, Confessions seamlessly weaves the effects of drugs & the nature of dreams, memory & imagination. First published in 1821, it paved the way for later generations of literary drug users, from Baudelaire to Burroughs, & anticipated psychoanalysis with its insights into the unconscious.

In the first part of this famous work, published in 1821 but then revised and expanded in 1856, De Quincey vividly describes a number of experiences during his boyhood which he implies laid the foundations for his later life of helpless drug addiction. The second part consists of his remarkable account of the pleasures and pains of opium, ostensibly offered as a muted apology for the course his life had taken but often reading like a celebration of it. The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is thus both a classic of English autobiographical writing the prose equivalent, in its own time, of Wordsworths The Prelude or Growth of a Poets…

In this remarkable autobiography, Thomas De Quincey hauntingly describes the surreal visions and hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings he took through London—and the nightmares, despair, and paranoia to which he became prey—under the influence of the then-legal painkiller laudanum. Forging a link between artistic self-expression and addiction, Confessions seamlessly weaves the effects of drugs and the nature of dreams, memory, and imagination. First published in 1821, it paved the way for later generations of literary drug users, from Baudelaire to Burroughs, and anticipated psychoanalysis with its insights into the subconscious. For more…

Describing the surreal hallucinations, insomnia and nightmarish visions he experienced while consuming daily large amounts of laudanum, Thomas De Quincey's legendary account of the pleasures and pains of opium forged a link between artistic self-expression and addiction, and paved the way for later generations of literary drug-takers from Baudelaire to Burroughs. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them.…

В книгу английского писателя Томаса де Квинси (1785-1859) вошло самое известное его произведение `Исповедь англичанина, употреблявшего опиум`. Это повесть о `радостях и горестях` опиума, болезненной к нему привязанности и ее последствиях, оказываемых на психику человека. Написанная в начале XX века `Исповедь` не утратила своей актуальности до наших дней.

With an Introduction and Notes by David Ellis, University of Kent at Canterbury. In the first part of this famous work, published in 1821 but then revised and expanded in 1856, De Quincey vividly describes a number of experiences during his boyhood which he implies laid the foundations for his later life of helpless drug addiction. The second part consists of his remarkable account of the pleasures and pains of opium, ostensibly offered as a muted apology for the course his life had taken but often reading like a celebration of it. The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is thus both a classic of English autobiographical writing…

"Confessions of an English Opium-Eater" (1821) relates Thomas De Quincey's early life and experiences of opium addiction at a time when that drug was widely used for the relief of pain, and before its addictive qualities were properly understood. It is a work which encompasses amusement with nightmare as the author experiences in turn the marvels of opium-induced dreams and the equally vivid nightmares which are their counterpoint.

Вашему вниманию предлагается книга Томаса Де Квинси "Исповедь англичанина, употребляющего опиум".

Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) is a central figure of English Romanticism. Confessions of an English Opium Eater, his best-known work, is an account of his early life and opium addiction. De Quincey lived his full three score years and ten. But few would have predicted it, for his father and numerous of his siblings were carried off by tuberculosis. He owed his survival to opium: its powers kept the disease at bay, but in trade it kept De Quincey its slave. When the physical life hangs by a thread, nature often compensates with another gift. With De Quincey, it was his intellect, from which came this offering which lives to this day.

"I here present you, courteous reader, with the record of a remarkable period in my life: according to my application of it, I trust that it will prove not merely an interesting record, but in a considerable degree useful and instructive." So begins «The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.» Originally published in two parts in the «London Magazine» in 1821, it is a gripping account of one Englishman's addiction to opium. Thomas De Quincey details the effects of his opium use and in so doing warns the reader of the dangers and terrors of serious drug addiction.

De Quincey, der seit dem siebten Lebensjahr verwaist ist und unter der nachl?ssigen Vormundschaft von vier Personen aufgewachsen ist, verbringt seine Schulzeit im Internat. Als 17-J?hriger flieht er aus dem Internat, nachdem er erfolgreich eine ?ltere Dame aus seinem Bekanntenkreis um Geld angebettelt hat. Er schl?gt sich nach London durch und freundet sich mit der jungen Prostituierten Anna an. Das Geld ist schnell ausgegeben, und er findet Unterschlupf in einem Abbruchhaus, das einem zwielichtigen Winkeladvokaten geh?rt. Er lebt von Abf?llen, leidet meistens Hunger. Ein Projekt, Geld mit literarischen Arbeiten zu verdienen, schl?gt…

Автобиографическая исповедь Томаса Де Квинси, широко известного не только своими художественными книгами, но и трудами в области экономики, истории и литературы. Талантливому мальчику повезло родиться в богатой семье и его дальнейшая судьба казалась безоблачной, но ранняя смерть отца и другие сопутствующие обстоятельства заставили Томаса рано покинуть отчий дом и сполна вкусить жизни такой, какая она есть – неприветливой и безжалостной. Зачастую в своей пагубной привычке Де Квинси находил убежище и защиту от враждебного окружающего мира. Состояние измененного сознания формировало свой собственный мирок, где комфортно уединиться, взглянуть…