Suspiria de Profundis

Illustration of Thomas De Quincey
Thomas De Quincey

Suspiria de profundis (a Latin phrase meaning "sighs from the depths") is a collection of essays in the form of prose poems by English writer Thomas De Quincey, first published in 1845. An examination of the process of memory as influenced by hallucinogenic drug use,[1] Suspiria has been described as one of the best-known and most distinctive literary works of its era.[2]

  1. ^ Kimberly A. Garcia (2017). Involute Analysis: Virtual Discourse, Memory Systems and Archive in the Involutes of Thomas De Quincey. academicworks.cuny.edu
  2. ^ Judson S. Lyon, Thomas De Quincey, New York, Twayne Publishers, 1969; pp. 96-105.