e are all familiar with nostalgia and its melancholic longing for the halcyon days of yore – and knowing that we’re spinning the past to suit our needs in the present in many ways only heightens the bittersweet taste. In this fascinating book, Agnes Arnold-Forster sets herself two goals: she tracks the changing meanings of nostalgia since the invention of
Longing for the past
May 09, 2024
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