De quincey
Auteur :
Masson, David
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108034593
Date de publication :
3 nov. 2011
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
280 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Published in 1881, Masson's biography of the self-confessed opium eater reveals a man whose life oscillated between respectability, vagrancy and infamy. Covering de Quincey's Confessions, as well as less well known essays, this literary portrait places the life in the context of the works.