On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts

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Murder: an aesthetic study in satirical prose.

If you're intrigued by the macabre yet appreciate the satirical, "On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts" by Thomas de Quincey will delight your darker sensibilities. This essay weaves philosophy with a gallows humor that scrutinizes the idea of aestheticizing the heinous. De Quincey's unique perspective and wit may just have you reevaluating the fine line between art and morality.

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On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts

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ISBN: 9780141397887
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date of Publication: 2015-02-26
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction, Philosophy, History
Related Topics: Essays, Classics, History
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In this provocative and blackly funny essay, Thomas de Quincey considers murder in a purely aesthetic light and explains how practically every philosopher over the past two hundred years has been murdered. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. (Note: Cleaned description, removed irrelevant information)
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Murder: an aesthetic study in satirical prose.

If you're intrigued by the macabre yet appreciate the satirical, "On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts" by Thomas de Quincey will delight your darker sensibilities. This essay weaves philosophy with a gallows humor that scrutinizes the idea of aestheticizing the heinous. De Quincey's unique perspective and wit may just have you reevaluating the fine line between art and morality.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.