Miscellaneous Essays
Miscellaneous Essays, written by Thomas De Quincey in the early 19th century, is a collection of reflective essays that blend literary analysis with philosophical inquiry. The essays cover diverse topics such as literature, art, morality, and the nature of murder, challenging conventional notions of aesthetics and ethics. Notably, De Quincey explores the significance of the 'knocking at the gate' in Shakespeare's Macbeth, emphasizing the emotional resonance of art and the psychological tension surrounding murder in literature.
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“For if once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination. Once begin upon this downward path, you never know where you are to stop.””
— Thomas De Quincey
“pursy, unwieldy, half cataleptic baker of Mannheim had absolutely fought six-and-twenty rounds with an accomplished English boxer merely upon this inspiration; so greatly was natural genius exalted and sublimed by the genial presence of his murderer.””
— Thomas De Quincey
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