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De Quincey

The opium-eater author, referenced as a precursor to the hashish experience.

minor

First appearance: i the night entrance

De Quincey's tie to The Narrator is one of the pressures that moves The Hashish Eater—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Referenced for his comparison of memory to palimpsest manuscripts.
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With The Narrator (psychological): De Quincey is a literary and philosophical influence, representing the tradition of drug-inspired…

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Character Web

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TNThe NarratorHAHashishCOColeridgeDQDe Quincey

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  • Psychological
  • Other

Character groups

  • Visionary and Philosophical Icons
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See De Quincey in i the night entrance

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See De Quincey in i the night entrance
See De Quincey in VIII: Vos Non Vobis—Wherein the Pythagorean Is a Bystander