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Thomas De Quincey: Fugue from a Dream
About the title story A Journey through Dreams and Reality by Thomas de Quincey, in which the writer dives into the depths of the human mind, where dreams and reality intertwine. This poetic prose connects a series of dreams that merge into a clear and vivid depiction of everything human. Through vivid descriptions and symbolism, De Quincey, almost on a journey through consciousness, explores themes such as death, memory, love. Fugue from a dream is still an enigmatic work, as if it is intended for those who want to penetrate deeper into themselves. Virginia Woolf on Thomas de Quincey In the cold atmosphere of the house, certainly, while the clock ticks on the fireplace, De Quincey is far from seeking the best for himself; and in our time it is thought—and by that, of course, I mean the opinions of two or three older people—that De Quincey's texts are best suited to the taste of the young. But it makes sense to be callous when reading De Quincey, or in the middle of a hurried sentence like this one from The English Post Coach: “The fiery arrow seems to have been loosed, and from that moment it is destined to travel, almost without interruption, westward three hundred miles...
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