{"product_id":"confessions-of-an-english-opium-eater-and-other-writings-paperback","title":"Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: And Other Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas de Quincey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarry Milligan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBarry Milligan\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first literary addiction memoir, featuring the autobiographical \u003ci\u003eSuspiria de Profundis\u003c\/i\u003e, the inspiration for the 2018 horror film \u003ci\u003eSuspiria\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton and directed by Luca Guadagnino\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eConfessions of an English Opium-Eater and Other Writings\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition is based on the original serial version of 1821, and reproduces two \"sequels\" \u003ci\u003eSuspiria de Profundis\u003c\/i\u003e (1845) and \u003ci\u003eThe English Mail-Coach\u003c\/i\u003e (1849). It also includes a critical introduction discussing the romantic figure of the addict and the tradition of confessional literature, and an appendix on opium in the nineteenth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas De Quincey\u003c\/b\u003e (1785-1859) studied at Oxford, where he failed to earn his degree but discovered opium. He later met Coleridge, Southey and the Wordsworths. From 1828 until his death, he lived in Edinburgh and made his living from journalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eBarry Milligan\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at Wright State University and author of \u003ci\u003ePleasures and Pains\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e Opium and the Orient in Nineteenth-Century British Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 7.94 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753721757984,"sku":"9780140439014","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0e3744b69f3b847921947bb845ee283b.webp?v=1780026276","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/confessions-of-an-english-opium-eater-and-other-writings-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}