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chthonic (en)

(adjective) of or relating to the underworld; infernal

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chthonic


10:04
by Ben Lerner

10:04
by Ben Lerner

10:04
by Ben Lerner


She looked like a chthonic deity of vengeance

—p.132 by Ben Lerner
notable
5 years, 9 months ago

Aesthetics and Politics
by Bertolt Brecht, Ernst Bloch, Fredric Jameson, György Lukács, Theodor W. Adorno, Walter Benjamin

Aesthetics and Politics
by Bertolt Brecht, Ernst Bloch, Fredric Jameson, György Lukács, Theodor W. Adorno, Walter Benjamin

Aesthetics and Politics
by Bertolt Brecht, Ernst Bloch, Fredric Jameson, György Lukács, Theodor W. Adorno, Walter Benjamin


the interpretation of Baudelaire should not be based on any chthonian elements

—p.137 Reply (134) by Walter Benjamin
confirm
9 years ago

Grand Hotel Abyss: The Lives of the Frankfurt School
by Stuart Jeffries

Grand Hotel Abyss: The Lives of the Frankfurt School
by Stuart Jeffries

Grand Hotel Abyss: The Lives of the Frankfurt School
by Stuart Jeffries


between the chthonic force of Beethoven and the fissured landscapes of Schubert

—p.100 Part II: The 1920s (65) by Stuart Jeffries
uncertain
9 years, 1 month ago

The Group
by Mary McCarthy

The Group
by Mary McCarthy

The Group
by Mary McCarthy


the chthonic imagery of Norine's apartment

—p.171 by Mary McCarthy
notable
1 year, 4 months ago