Life criticism and De Quincey's ethical concern over the aestheticiability of murder

The self‐reflexive tendency in De Quincey's seemingly Kantian aestheticization of murder allows some leeway in deciphering his underlying ethical concerns. As “On the knocking at the gate in Macbeth” shows, De Quincey engages in a special kind of life writing that can be termed “life criticism,...

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Published in:	Orbis litterarum Vol. 80; no. 5; pp. 452 - 464
Main Authors:	Duan, Yingjie, Tian, Junwu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malden Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2025
Subjects:	Aesthetics aesthetics of murder autobiographical impulse De Quincey ethical concern James Wood
ISSN:	0105-7510, 1600-0730
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