Literary notes about issue (AI summary)
In literature, the word "issue" wears many hats, ranging from denoting offspring or descendants—thus appearing in contexts that list genealogical ties ([1], [2], [3])—to signifying a result, consequence, or outcome, particularly in moments of conflict or decision ([4], [5], [6]). It can also imply the notion of emanation, as when something flows or proceeds from a source ([7], [8], [9]), or even refer to a publication or periodical ([10], [11]). In debates and legal or policy discussions, "issue" serves as a metonym for the central point of contention, framing argumentative or ideological divides ([12], [13], [14]). This versatility lends a rich, multifaceted texture to its use throughout literary texts.
- of 7th Earl of Westmeath, and had issue.
— from The Waterloo Roll Call by Charles Dalton - M., 29th July, 1825, Maria, eldest dau. of Francis Roche, of Rochemount, co. Cork, and had issue.
— from The Waterloo Roll Call by Charles Dalton - M. in 1816, Jane, 2nd dau. of Alex. Rollock, of Glasgow, and had issue.
— from The Waterloo Roll Call by Charles Dalton - The only possible issue thenceforth was to emerge thence killed or conquerors.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - For a kilometre, it was a struggle, side by side, but an unequal struggle in which the issue was certain.
— from The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc - I know not what will be the issue of it.
— from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys - Vapour soon begins to issue from the hole.
— from How it Works by Archibald Williams - And if Philip had a little money he could unlock the stone door in the mountain whence would issue a stream of shining riches.
— from The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner - "There it was an issue of obtaining fresh meat for my crew.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - In the issue of May 1 it contained the following editorial comment:
— from The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) by Ida Husted Harper - The following list of Franklin's works contains the more interesting publications, together with the dates of first issue.
— from Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin - Changes in intensity seem to be in direct proportion to the area over which opinion on a given issue may be said to exist.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - The point at issue between Bergson and common sense is, precisely, how far it does go.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Or, he merely evades the issue, and does not bring her.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post