Description
If we set aside the moral aspect, we can view murder from an aesthetic perspective as an artistic act. How did the criminal build on the existing tradition in his work? In what way was his performance innovative? Did he fully utilize the potential of his murder tools? How did he work with composition? Murder as Fine Art by Thomas de Quincey is a morbid and darkly humorous work. In the form of stylized lectures at a gentleman's club, he describes several horrific crimes while ironically naming the tendencies of modern society to revel in violence. In a brutally specific narrative section, de Quincey recounts the story of John Williams, whose case (two households murdered in one night) represents a certain prototype of a genius killer. At the same time, the narrator presents this episode as a horror drama, casting the killer in a completely different light. Murder as Fine Art remains one of de Quincey's most popular essays to this day for its unique style and humor.
Information
Author: De Quincey Thomas
Publication date: November 7, 2023
Manufacturer: Dokořán s. r. o.
Genres: Books, Philosophy, Specialized and technical literature, Social sciences
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 152
ISBN/EAN: 9788076751408