Literary notes about Project (AI summary)
Writers use the term "project" in multiple ways, ranging from a metaphor for personal or political ambition to a concrete endeavor with financial, legal, or creative dimensions. In some works, it denotes a decisive plan that drives the narrative forward—almost a catalyst for transformation [1, 2]—while in others it serves as shorthand for extensive publishing enterprises that preserve literary heritage and uphold specific licensing standards [3, 4, 5]. There are also instances where "project" underscores a character's inner determination or escape plan, highlighting both a sense of purpose and the risks involved [6, 7]. This layered use of the word reflects its capacity to bridge the abstract realm of ideas with tangible cultural or commercial initiatives.
- This project becomes then the real turning-point of the play.
— from The Devil is an Ass by Ben Jonson - The third point, and that on which the success of the whole scheme ultimately depended, was to bring Parliament to an acquiescence in this project .
— from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) by Edmund Burke - Information about Project Gutenberg (one page) We produce about two million dollars for each hour we work.
— from The Imitation of Christ by à Kempis Thomas - The Project Gutenberg Bible Douay-Rheims Version INDEX THE OLD TESTAMENT Book 01 Genesis Book 02 Exodus Book 03
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - Project Gutenberg offers both stories, so we present the Author's Note as the Introduction to Those Extraordinary Twins, as Twain intended.
— from The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain - I put the light out and laid down, revolving in my mind a project which I could not abandon, and yet durst not execute.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - It was just what I needed, in order to carry out my project of escape.
— from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain