1st Edition

The Works of Thomas De Quincey, Part II vol 11

By Grevel Lindop, Barry Symonds Copyright 2002

    Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) is considered one of the most important English prose writers of the early-19th century. This is the second part of a 21-volume set presenting De Quincey's work, also including previously unpublished material.

    Preface -- Abbreviations -- Conventions for Manuscript Transcription -- Articles from Taii’.s Magazine (1 838—41): -- A Brief Appraisal of the Greek Literature -- A Brief Appraisal of the Greek Literature, No. II. — The Greek -- Orators -- Lake Reminiscences, No. I. — William Wordsworth -- Lake Reminiscences, (No. 11.1 —William Wordsworth — Con ii mid -- Lake Reminiscences, No. Ill. — William Wordsworth — Cintinued -- Lake Reminiscences, No. I’ — William Wordsworth and Robert Southey -- Lake Reminiscences, No. V. — Southey, Wordsworth, and Coleridge -- Sketches of Life and Manners. Recollections of Grasmere -- Sketches of Life and Manners. The Saren’s Head -- Sketches of Life and Manners. Westmoreland and the Dalesmen -- Sketches of Life and Manners [March 18401 -- Sketches of Life and Manners Uune 18401 -- Sketches of Life and Manners [August 18401 -- Sketches of Life and Manners [October 1 8401 -- Sketches of Life and Manners [December 18401 -- Sketches of Life and Manners (February 18411 -- Articles from Blackuood’j Magazine (1 839—40): -- Dilemmas on the Corn Law Question -- The English Language -- On Hume’s Argument Against Miracles -- Casuistry -- Casuistry [Part Ill -- On the True Relations to Civilisation and Barbarism of the Roman Western Empire -- Second Paper on Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts -- Dinner Real and Reputed -- Milton -- On the Essenes -- On the Essenes. Part II -- On the Essenes. Part III -- Theory of Greek Tragedy -- Modern Superstition -- The Opium and the China Question -- Postscript on the China and the Opium Question -- Manuscript Transcripts: -- [Autobiographical Fragment] -- [Cancelled Passage from Wi11 jam Wordsworth’] -- Letter to Mr Tait Concerning the Poetry of Wordsworth -- [Fragment with Notes Relating to the ‘Second Paper on Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts’] -- (Dinner) -- [Fragments Relating to ‘Casuistry’) -- Explanatory Notes -- Textual Notes.