Stuart's Daily Word Spot: Zeitgeist

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Zeitgeist:  noun- the spirit of the age; the trend of thought or feeling in a period, inparticular as reflected in art, literature, etc.



'Writers such as WilliamT. Vollmann , Amy Tan, John Ashbery, Mary Oliver, and Jonathan Safran Foerare considered by many to embody the zeitgeist of our age; I have my doubts,but if they actually do, then I fear for the future of literature.'
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