On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts

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On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts is a satirical essay by Thomas De Quincey that mockingly treats murder as an aesthetic subject, blending dark humor with literary criticism.

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instanceOf essay ⓘ
audience readers of literary satire ⓘ
author Thomas De Quincey ⓘ
linked to: Thomas de Quincey
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception considered a classic of English satire ⓘ
exploresConcept moral ambiguity ⓘ
separation of ethics and aesthetics ⓘ
firstPublicationLanguage English ⓘ
firstPublicationMedium Blackwood's Magazine ⓘ
genre essay ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasForm essay collection piece ⓘ
hasInfluenced crime literature criticism ⓘ
essays on aesthetics and violence ⓘ
hasTitle On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts ⓘ
isAbout imaginary society of connoisseurs of murder ⓘ
isStudiedIn English literature courses ⓘ
courses on Romantic-period prose ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryCategory English non-fiction ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryMovement Romanticism ⓘ
mainTheme aestheticization of murder ⓘ
dark humor ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
narrativeDevice fictional lecture ⓘ
narrativeMode first-person ⓘ
notableFor blend of dark humor and criticism ⓘ
treating murder as an aesthetic subject ⓘ
period 19th century literature ⓘ
relatedWork Confessions of an English Opium-Eater ⓘ
style ornate prose ⓘ
rhetorical ⓘ
subjectMatter aesthetics ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
murder ⓘ
tone ironic ⓘ
satirical ⓘ
usesDevice mock-serious tone ⓘ
parody ⓘ
satire of aesthetic theory ⓘ
workOfAuthor Thomas De Quincey ⓘ
linked to: Thomas de Quincey
workType literary essay ⓘ

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Thomas de Quincey → notableWork → On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts ⓘ
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