שאלה | Question: Who was William De Quincey?

Question: Who was William De Quincey?

שאלה #193473

		A) A British folklorist who is known for describing “Orientals” as hashish smokers
		B) The first head of the FBI, who tried to create a police force to limit drug trafficking in the U.S.
		C) A British lord who lived in France and is known for bringing hashish with French soldiers in the 19th century (etc.)
		A British writer who wrote “Confessions of an English Opium-Eater,” in which he describes his life as an opium addict.

Explanation: In the readings, De Quincey is discussed as a British author whose Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821) is a foundational 19th-century text because it narrates his addiction to opium and its effects on his life. (Lecture/Reading: Boon, The Road of Excess, Chapter 3.)