Literary notes about english (AI summary)
The word "English" in literature serves a wide range of functions and meanings, reflecting both cultural identity and the language’s unique characteristics. In some texts, it designates attributes related to national origin or customs—for example, an author might evoke the distinct charm of “English villages” ([1]) or describe the refined manners and distinctive leadership of the English people ([2], [3]). In other contexts, "English" refers directly to the language itself, as seen when characters display a limited command of English ([4]) or when translation issues are highlighted ([5], [6]). Moreover, the term often marks stylistic or historical markers, whether it is used to praise English verse ([7]) or to denote the cultural influence of England in political and military narratives ([8], [9]). In this multifaceted manner, "English" emerges as both an indicator of geographical and cultural identity and a reference to the language's broad literary legacy.
- Eleven years ago my little book on the antiquities of English villages was published.
— from English Villages by P. H. Ditchfield - None of the English leaders on the Northern side were marked eccentrics.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams - Abbot (or Lord) of Misrule, the personage who took the chief part in the Christmas revelries of the English populace before the Reformation.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various - He had a smattering of English that was very quaint.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - N.B.—In this passage be careful to translate Cicero’s long, periodic sentences by two or more separate sentences in English.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce - Authorized English translation edited and annotated by Frederick Engels.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - It represents the highest achievement of one of the great movements in the developments of English verse.
— from The Rape of the Lock, and Other Poems by Alexander Pope - In the midst of this came Harold, king of the English, with all his army, on the Sunday, to Tadcaster; where he collected his fleet.
— from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle - ; but while the "Sultan" was wearing away from her, she resumed her fire, raking the English ship.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. Mahan
