Literary notes about craft (AI summary)
The term "craft" in literature carries a broad spectrum of meanings that shift with context. At times it denotes a physical vessel—a ship or boat—guiding characters on journeys over perilous seas or into uncharted territories, as in sea adventures or futuristic escapades [1], [2], [3]. In other narratives, the word reflects skill and artistry, whether referring to the fine art of poetry, the technical prowess of shipbuilding, or the intricate techniques of craftsmanship inherent in trades and professions [4], [5], [6]. Moreover, "craft" can imply cleverness or deceit, evoking a sense of cunning and subterfuge in political maneuvers or acts of treachery [7], [8], [9]. Even in contexts of magic and myth, "craft" symbolizes arcane practices that hold the power to transform, heal, or ensnare [10]. This layered usage enriches literary works by allowing the same word to evoke maritime adventure, technical expertise, and sly guile depending on its narrative setting.
- This modification effectively solved the control problem, and the new craft, designated M2-F3, logged 27 more flights by December 1972.
— from Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution - Look here, we will build a craft of some twenty tons, and then we can make a main-sail, a foresail, and a jib out of that cloth.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne - The rest contrived to escape for the time, but only to be taken, as will hereafter be seen, by some other craft than the Pequod.
— from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville - He was now called a Mystes , or initiate, and may be compared to the Fellow Craft of Freemasonry.
— from The symbolism of Freemasonry : by Albert Gallatin Mackey - If a book come from the heart, it will contrive to reach other hearts; all art and author-craft are of small amount to that.
— from On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle - The father brought out his patches again, and went on tailoring, but the son went to a master in the craft.
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm - Every one admits how praiseworthy it is in a prince to keep faith, and to live with integrity and not with craft.
— from The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli - He thought he could easily overcome the boy by strength, if not by craft, and the boy consented.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Already in England the Temple is said between 1155 and 1199 to have administered the Craft.
— from Secret societies and subversive movements by Nesta Helen Webster - And Isis came with her craft, whose mouth is full of the breath of life, whose spells chase pain away, whose word maketh the dead to live.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer