Streetcar nostalgia

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 08:24:03 +0000

The term nostalgia describes a sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. It was described as a medical condition, a form of melancholy, in the Early Modern period, and became an important trope in Romanticism. In common, less clinical usage, nostalgia sometimes includes a general interest in past eras and their personalities and events, especially the "good old days," such as a sudden image, or remembrance of something from one's childhood. The scientific literature on nostalgia is quite thin, but there are a few studies that have attempted to pin down the essence of nostalgia, and the reasons that we feel that warm glow when recalling the past. These recollections of our past are usually important events, people we care about, and places where we have spent time. Music can also be a strong trigger of nostalgia.

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