Prozac-propelled Postmodern Poetry, Partly (I)
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Prozac, Renée Ashley, Gwyneth Lewis, Ren Powell, Chase TwichellAbstract
Quite fittingly derived from proficient and attack, coming onto the market in late 20-th century, being associated with protocol-abiding clinical psychiatry and gender-based postmodern discourse, Prozac is seen in what follows as a generic name for serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI-s) and, under its various names, it is further associated with creativity or rather poetic input. While providing the sense of a postmodern notion of subjectivity, the case studies in support of our analysis are found to experience a restoration, even if partial and temporary, of the hyperthemic or rather sanguine temperament.
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