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Is "the concept of dread" the same work as "the concept of anxiety" with a different translation of the title, or are they different works?
by drdeca 11y ago
Is "the concept of dread" the same work as "the concept of anxiety" with a different translation of the title, or are they different works?
- mbrock 11y agoYeah, different translations. The Danish is "angest" or "angst." As a native Swedish speaker, I find the common identification of "anxiety" and "ångest" a little strange, because of the strong existential connotations of the latter word... But it's interesting how McLuhan insinuates a connection between angst in the existential sense and this spatial displacement of the nervous system. By the way, the quote is from his essay "The Agenbite of Outwit". http://projects.chass.utoronto.ca/mcluhan-studies/v1_iss2/1_2art6.htm http://projects.chass.utoronto.ca/mcluhan-studies/v1_iss2/1_...