Posted by fachad on February 11, 2003, at 19:30:54
In reply to Re: Anhedonia in Literature and Culture, posted by noa on February 10, 2003, at 18:40:11
> How about Chekhov?
I've never read any of his works. So many books, so little time...
>I think the lit. term used is "ennui" but when I read it it seems rather apathetic and anhedonic to me.
I've always been fond of the term "ennui", but a modern pdoc would probably throw you out of his office for saying it.
Other verboten terms include "angst", "archetype"...all the way through to "unconscious" and "zeitgeist". Psychiatry sure ain't what it used to be.
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