Literary notes about maven (AI summary)
The term “maven” demonstrates a fascinating duality in literary usage, serving both as an epithet for expertise and as a distinctive place name. In some contexts, the word is clearly employed to describe individuals with specialized knowledge or mastery, as seen when a character is celebrated as an “Internet maven” [1] or noted for his command over UNIX systems [2]. In contrast, “maven” also appears embedded in geographical or titular settings, evoking an aura of intrigue or historical legacy, evident in mentions of locales like North Maven [3][4] and Monte-maven [5]. Additionally, its presence in certain Scandinavian texts suggests that the term may carry further connotations or be part of idiomatic expressions in different cultural and linguistic traditions [6][7][8].
- Nagle, a longtime Internet maven, was a regular reader of Telecom Digest.
— from The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier by Bruce Sterling - Neidorf was not a UNIX maven, and simply lacked the necessary skill and ability to break into computers.
— from The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier by Bruce Sterling - He came over in his boat from North Maven.
— from Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War by William Henry Giles Kingston - “Come along, Rolf—come along, man; now I’ve got you I’ll keep you,” he exclaimed, when Morton had told him how it was he had come to North Maven.
— from Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War by William Henry Giles Kingston - The saint's head is in the church of the archbishop's seminary, which was anciently an abbey, and named Monte-maven.
— from The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. January, February, March by Alban Butler - Man fylder för Maven paa en Skalk end Öiet.
— from A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs - Maven tale, jeg Den og kan lade smile—stikende Den svarede hvert misfornøiet
— from An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Martin B. (Martin Bronn) Ruud - Første Borger: Hvis de nu skulde sig betvinge lade Ved denne Slughals Maven som blot er
— from An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Martin B. (Martin Bronn) Ruud
