What literature and language tell us about the history of loneliness

Is the idea as old as human nature if the word began to be used only recently?

Is loneliness our modern malaise? Former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says the most common pathology he saw during his years of service “was not heart disease or diabetes; it was loneliness.” Chronic loneliness, some say, is like “smoking 15 cigarettes a day.” It “kills more people than obesity.” Because loneliness is now considered a […]