belatedness
Example Sentences
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But he was conscious, too, of his own belatedness.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2021
A central part of literary critic Harold Bloom’s theory of artistic influence is belatedness, the feeling an artist experiences upon realizing that everything he or she hoped to say has already been said.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2019
The very idea of belatedness, so central to Bloom’s theory, was, in Ozick’s view, anathema to the Jewish tradition, according to which there were no latecomers.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2016
This sense of belatedness is the theme of “The Talos Project,” a somber and captivating video game by the Croatian studio Croteam.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 9, 2016
My wretchedness was heightened by the effect of this lonely Amen, whose belatedness he accentuated by the fervent manner in which he breathed it out.
From A Marriage at Sea by W. Clark (William Clark) Russell
