Literary notes about joint (AI summary)
The word "joint" in literature is used in remarkably diverse ways, serving as both a literal and a figurative device. It may denote a physical connection—as Shakespeare attributes a communicative quality to every part of the body ([1]) or Mark Twain notes the weariness of his joints ([2])—or function as a metaphor for unity and shared purpose, as seen when characters undertake joint ventures ([3], [4]) or commit themselves to joint responsibilities ([5], [6]). Even in culinary or anatomical contexts, the term evokes precise imagery, whether describing a cut of meat ([7]) or a delicate anatomical structure ([8]). This multiplicity enriches the texture of literary language by juxtaposing material and abstract connections.
- There’s language in her eye, her cheek, her lip, Nay, her foot speaks; her wanton spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - His locks were white with age, and he trembled in every joint.
— from Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain - Charles had views of further joint operations in a new field.
— from The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams - In 1612, they united into a joint stock.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith - And though it be common, in respect of some men, it is not so to all mankind; but is the joint property of this country, or this parish.
— from Second Treatise of Government by John Locke - Well, the Rights of individualism are not to be possessed, developed, used, and enjoyed, by a life in solitude, but by joint action.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - To stew a Loin or Rack of Mutton, or any Joint otherways.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Between those fingers the flap of skin connecting them reached up almost as far as the top joint of the little finger.
— from The Trial by Franz Kafka
