Biographical Essays

Biographical Essays

Thomas De Quincey

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Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2021
Materia
Biografía: general
ISBN:
9789354941580
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A bold doorway into a vanished world of ideas and memory. These biographical essays by Thomas De Quincey illuminate the lives that shaped English literary history with a scholar’s rigor and a writer’s intimacy.This compact public domain collection blends sharp literary criticism with vivid biographical curiosity, tracing figures of the Romantic period and beyond-from Coleridge to Milton-through the lens of De Quincey’s keen, often intimate portraits. It rewards patient readers with a gentle elegance: essays that read like conversations, weaving biography and memory into a larger picture of nineteenth century Britain. It’s not merely study; it’s a guided stroll through rooms where ideas were first sparked, where character and genius intersect.The work’s significance lives in its historical posture and its enduring usefulness as a reference for scholars and curious general readers alike. It stands as a bridge between scholarly enquiry and accessible writing, a reminder that public domain voices still offer fresh insight when revisited with care.Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure for lovers of biography, literary criticism, and the history of ideas. A thoughtful companion for academics embarking on academic reference use, and for readers exploring romantic era Britain, English literary history, and the enduring craft of biography.

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