The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Psychological Thriller)

James Hogg

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The story traces Robert Wringhim's gradual decline into despair and madness, as his doubts about the righteousness of his cause are counteracted by what appears to be the Devil himself, who is increasing domination over his life. Finally, Robert loses control over his own identity and start's committing murders. The action of the novel is located in a historically definable Scotland with accurately observed settings, and simultaneously implies a pseudo-Christian world of angels, devils, and demonic possession. Many of the events of the novel are narrated twice; first by the 'editor', who gives his account of the facts as he understands them to be, and then in the words of the 'sinner' himself. Considered by turns part-gothic novel, part-psychological mystery, it can be thought of as an early example of modern crime fiction in which the story is told, for the most part, from the point of view of its criminal anti-hero.

James Hogg (1770-1835) was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both Scots and English. As a young man he worked as a shepherd and farmhand, and was largely self-educated through reading. He was a friend of many of the great writers of his day, including Sir Walter Scott, of whom he later wrote an unauthorized biography.

Über James Hogg

James Hogg (bosque de Ettrick, 1770 - Altrive, 1835).
Escritor escocés. Antes de dedicarse a la literatura fue pastor de ganado. Por este oficio es conocido como «El pastor de Ettrick». Hasta los cuarenta años se dedicó a realizar trabajos rurales, viviendo en una pobreza extrema. Su formación es autodidacta.
En 1810 tuvo que emigrar a Edimburgo donde editó la revista literaria The Spy, cuyo primer número apareció ese mismo año. Con el libro de poemas The Queen's Wake adquirió cierta notoriedad, despertando la admiración de escritores como Wordsworth o Byron. Fue amigo de Walter Scott, quien descubrió el talento de Hogg cuando este le aportó material para su obra Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border (Cancionero de la frontera escocesa).
Su obra poética no ha tenido mucha relevancia, en cambio su novela Memorias privadas y confesiones de un pecador justificado es una obra fundamental de la literatura en lengua inglesa.


Verlag:

Musaicum Books

Veröffentlicht:

2017

Druckseiten:

ca. 243

Sprache:

English

Medientyp:

eBook


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