Thursday, 16 April 2015

{The Magic Mountain [continued(3)]}[10th October 1982]

[Redbook2:252-256][19821010:1330c]{The Magic Mountain [continued(3)]}[10th October 1982]

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The half-circle is exact: only the [central mountain] is missing, not surprisingly, from the dream. The difference of course is explained in the people: not there in ['0'], but to be brought in: already there in Hans Castorp's dream. Love is the response in the dream: it is the actual station, the function of this place, in [...]land. There are the Horses, the Archers; the dancing, which is the response; even the fishing, perhaps from further off, and the ships, and the swimmers: and the lovers. Even the salute is there: not the same, but that it is there at all is remarkable.

It could easily be said that so much of this follows from the basic theme; but one still has to ask: why does it follow from the basic theme?


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