place
The Thebaid
the Thebaïs
also: Thebaïs
The desert region around Thebes in Upper Egypt, the haunt of the early Christian hermits and anchorites; Malte imagines a clavier raised there for Beethoven, far from every human ear.
Reading notes
- The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge §131 Thebaïs
The desert of Upper Egypt around Thebes, haunt of the early Christian hermits (anchorites); Malte would set Beethoven's clavier there, beyond all human ears.