Long ago, an unusually fulfilling way to live was widely practiced. Knowledge of that way to live was suppressed, and so it remained -- until now. Long ago, it was possible to put all one's thoughts down in writing. The way to do that was forgotten -- until now. This book restores the ancient meaning of community and it brings back the technique for revealing one's thoughts fully. THE ART OF FUGUE does these two things in works of the imagination and of interdisciplinary scholarship.