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Literary notes about indigo (AI summary)

In literature, "indigo" is a multifaceted term that transcends its identity as merely a color. In works with a socio-political focus, such as in a well-known colonial drama, it emerges as a symbol of economic exploitation and labor, representing both the crop itself and its heavy burden on agrarian communities ([1], [2], [3]). Meanwhile, in adventure narratives and descriptive accounts, the word paints vivid scenes—whether evoking the mysterious depths of an "indigo sea" or lending a rich hue to fabrics and skies ([4], [5], [6]). Scientific and technical texts also employ the term to define a precise point in the visible spectrum, underscoring its cultural and aesthetic resonance ([7], [8]).
  1. Saheb , have not insects attacked thine Indigo-twigs?
    — from Nil Darpan; or, The Indigo Planting Mirror, A Drama. by Dinabandhu Mitra
  2. We have nearly abandoned all the ploughs; still we have to cultivate Indigo.
    — from Nil Darpan; or, The Indigo Planting Mirror, A Drama. by Dinabandhu Mitra
  3. Immediately, one whispered to the other, “The Indigo giant, the Indigo giant.”
    — from Nil Darpan; or, The Indigo Planting Mirror, A Drama. by Dinabandhu Mitra
  4. “Where?” “Do you see that island?” continued the captain, pointing to a conical pile rising from the indigo sea.
    — from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
  5. Murky as well, and very rich in saline material, their pure indigo contrasts with the green waves surrounding them.
    — from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne
  6. The sea, absorbing every color of the prism except its blue rays, reflected the latter in every direction and sported a wonderful indigo tint.
    — from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne
  7. At Q where the violet-making and indigo-making Rays are mixed, it must be a violet inclining much to indigo.
    — from Opticks : by Isaac Newton
  8. And so the Colours in order from P to τ ought to be violet, indigo, blue, very faint green, white, faint yellow, orange, red.
    — from Opticks : by Isaac Newton

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