Literary notes about patronage (AI summary)
In literature, "patronage" takes on a multifaceted role, often symbolizing a system of support or endorsement that carries political, social, or artistic significance. Authors use the term to describe scenarios where individuals or institutions bestow protection or favor, whether to secure influential allies (as when securing patronage for Johnson [1] or obtaining the support of a senator’s circle [2]), to indicate the circulation of royal or ecclesiastical favor (as in the patronage under the Bishop of London [3] or among the learned [4]), or even to evoke a sense of condescension and irony in personal interactions (seen in the subtle mockery of benevolent support [5] and the critical tone in discussing governmental distribution [6]). This versatility allows writers to explore themes of power, dependency, and social hierarchy through the lens of patronage.
- and he tried to secure patronage for Johnson.
— from The Rape of the Lock, and Other Poems by Alexander Pope - The result was that from that time those who wanted the patronage of the senator applied to me.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - In 1829 he formed a society called the "Friends of the Hebrew Nation," under the patronage of the Bishop of London.
— from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein - Mahomet was a great patron of Turkish literature: the romantic poems of Persia were translated, or imitated, under his patronage.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Mr. Jack Maldon shook hands with me; but not very warmly, I believed; and with an air of languid patronage, at which I secretly took great umbrage.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens - But now that hostilities were at an end, he proposed to distribute patronage along lines of his own choosing.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
