Only Moderns are Bored
New Statesman - Books:
"I was fascinated to learn that boredom was invented in 1760; the word is not found in English prior to this, though related concepts such as melancholy and acedia did exist. Acedia is from the Greek akedia, meaning 'not to care'. Usually translated as sloth, it meant not so much laziness as a betrayal of your duty to observe God."
"I was fascinated to learn that boredom was invented in 1760; the word is not found in English prior to this, though related concepts such as melancholy and acedia did exist. Acedia is from the Greek akedia, meaning 'not to care'. Usually translated as sloth, it meant not so much laziness as a betrayal of your duty to observe God."
posted by Dorkamo | 9:04 AM
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