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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | essay ⓘ |
| audience | readers of literary satire ⓘ |
| author | Thomas De Quincey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered a classic of English satire ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
moral ambiguity
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separation of ethics and aesthetics ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | Blackwood's Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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satire ⓘ |
| hasForm | essay collection piece ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
crime literature criticism
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essays on aesthetics and violence ⓘ |
| hasTitle | On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAbout | imaginary society of connoisseurs of murder ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
English literature courses
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courses on Romantic-period prose ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | English non-fiction ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aestheticization of murder
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dark humor ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | fictional lecture ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of dark humor and criticism
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treating murder as an aesthetic subject ⓘ |
| period | 19th century literature ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Confessions of an English Opium-Eater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
ornate prose
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rhetorical ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
aesthetics
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ethics ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
mock-serious tone
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parody ⓘ satire of aesthetic theory ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Thomas De Quincey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | literary essay ⓘ |
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