Clearly, Hitler saw his historical function as a Wagnerian grand opera. Vast cosmic changes required an accompaniment of slaughter on a colossal scale.
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Wagnerian
Synonyms for "wagnerian" (13 found)
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10 entriesWagner concert goerWagner music theoristWagner opera devoteebombastic rhetoricdense orchestrationleitmotif usagemythic subject matteroverwrought stagingshowy gesturethrough-composed form
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10 entriesWagnerian admirerWagnerian aestheticsWagnerian devoteeWagnerian doctrineWagnerian dramaWagnerian fanWagnerian leitmotifWagnerian operaWagnerian orchestraWagnerian style
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It is a glossy film with gross, opulent opticals and little comic, or any, relief; it has the jaundiced complexion of an early 60s underground film, which it is; it is ponderous, Wagnerian, and feels about five hours long (its running time is about an hour).
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Thus Gilgamesh and Enkidu as a dyad express a Wagnerian leitmotif that plays upon themes from racial memories of the two different races at the dawn of hominization.
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