Thomas de Quincey - Knowledge and Power (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001)

This book examines what De Quincey called 'psychological criticism', a mode of studying how 'literature of power' arouses ideas and images dormant in the subconscious. He explores this 'power' by means of an introspective analysis of the effects produced in his own mind by reading Shakespeare and Milton, Wordsworth and Coleridge. Discussion of De Quincey's critical and narrative prose includes his skilled rewriting of a German forgery of a Waverly novel, as well as such better known works as 'Suspiria de Profundis', Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts.' 'On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth', 'The English Mail-Coach,' and 'Wordsworth's Poetry.' New insight into each of these works is provided by drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished manuscripts.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Romanticism in Perspective:Texts, Cultures, Histories
Release date:	2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	F. Burwick
Dimensions:	203 x 133mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-41632-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century
LSN:	1-349-41632-0
Barcode:	9781349416325

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