Weltschmerz
Example Sentences
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This is even more surprising, given that what the German novelist Jean Paul christened Weltschmerz has seemingly been in steady decline for the last 10 years.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 3, 2016
The crass Buck is less interested in discussing Tony’s sudden bout of Weltschmerz than he is in ushering him off to the Japanese restaurant where their dates await.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2011
But what impresses Wagnerites is his ability to color Wagner's mystical, mountain-glade poetry with just the right shade of Teutonic Weltschmerz, his solemn evocation of all the Nibelungenlied's nature-nourished gnomes and demigods.
From Time Magazine Archive
In him the French bon vivant shines only dimly through a fog of German Weltschmerz: he enjoys life but seldom seems basically happy.
From Time Magazine Archive
In some cases Weltschmerz may arise from honest conviction or genuine despair, in others it may be something entirely artificial, merely a cloak to cover personal defects.
From Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry by Wilhelm Alfred Braun
