Literary notes about african (AI summary)
In literature, “African” is a versatile term that functions both geographically and symbolically. It can denote a specific locale, as seen when authors refer to African coasts and trade routes to underscore exploration or economic themes ([1], [2], [3]), while in other contexts it carries connotations of physicality and cultural identity. Writers have evoked the term to highlight distinctive features or attributes, sometimes imbuing characters or landscapes with an exotic, robust quality that suggests both heritage and mystique ([4], [5]). Additionally, “African” is employed to mark historical, political, or social distinctions, ranging from descriptions of influential figures and institutions to critical commentary on integration and identity ([6], [7], [8]). In this way, the term serves as a multifaceted emblem in literature, bridging the geographic, the aesthetic, and the ideological.
- As long as Portugal was able to keep closed the African route to all other ships than her own, the discovery of some other way was imperative.
— from A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows - African coast, i. 76 .
— from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) by Strabo - Exploration of the African Coast.
— from A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows - He looked like some glistening African god of pleasure, full of strong, savage blood.
— from My Ántonia by Willa Cather - Occasionally, but not often, there are some thoroughly African physiognomies, very black in color, large, protruding lips, low forehead, &c.
— from Complete Prose Works by Walt Whitman - The pious obstinacy of Felix, an African bishop, appears to have embarrassed the subordinate ministers of the government.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Upon this African mother-idea, the westward slave trade and American slavery struck like doom.
— from Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil by W. E. B. Du Bois - It is the statement of missionaries, that, of all races of the earth, none have received the Gospel with such eager docility as the African.
— from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
