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Thomas Penson De Quincey (/ d ə ˈ k w ɪ n s i /; né Thomas Penson Quincey; 15 August 1785 – 8 December 1859) was an English writer, essayist, and literary critic, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821).
Thomas De Quincey (born Aug. 15, 1785, Manchester, Lancashire, Eng.—died Dec. 8, 1859, Edinburgh, Scot.) was an English essayist and critic, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.
Thomas De Quincey, (born Aug. 15, 1785, Manchester, Lancashire, Eng.—died Dec. 8, 1859, Edinburgh, Scot.), English essayist and critic. While a student at Oxford he first took opium to relieve the pain of facial neuralgia.
A slightly less celebrated figure from this vibrant period is Thomas De Quincey, a writer who idolised but never emulated Wordsworth, despite his talent. De Quincey’s story is one of addiction and the city, and undoubtedly throws light on his Gothic spin on the Romantic ideal.
English writer Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859) wrote prolifically and in numerous fields, ranging from fiction to biography to economics, and often crossing genre boundaries in unclassifiable works that mixed exposition of others' ideas with autobiography and personal reflections.
Sep 20, 2012 · Learn about the life and writings of Thomas De Quincey, the autobiographer and essayist who chronicled his opium addiction and his encounters with Wordsworth, Coleridge, and others. Explore the critical overviews and monographs that analyze his themes, style, and contexts.
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is an autobiographical account written by Thomas De Quincey, about his laudanum addiction and its effect on his life. The Confessions was "the first major work De Quincey published and the one that won him fame almost overnight".
