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The Language(s) of Dark Academia
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The Language(s) of Dark Academia

dead languages to secret languages to languages of the elite

The languages of dark academia are many and varied: they shape characters, set up downfalls, frame a narrative, and provide the source of an obsession that will lead to ruin.

Dead languages are dark academia’s bread and butter. Donna Tartt’s ‘The Secret History’ relies on the gang’s studies in Ancient Greek to kickstart the origin of the conflict, the s…

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