Literary notes about strange (AI summary)
Across literature, "strange" is a versatile adjective that often shrouds events or characters in mystery and otherworldliness. It can evoke an eerie or supernatural quality, as when a turn is described as more certain and more strange than a thousand men in flight ([1]), or when supernatural legends and uncanny adventures are emphasized ([2], [3]). At times, it colors human interactions and inner feelings—a character sensing that something is not right in an unfamiliar land ([4], [5]), or when odd dreams and peculiar emotions provoke introspection ([6], [7]). In every case, the term contributes layers of complexity, suggesting that what is “strange” may transcend mere oddity to embody the enigmatic and unpredictable nature of life itself.
- And the turn was more certain and more strange Than a thousand men in flight.
— from The Ballad of the White Horse by G. K. Chesterton - “These are all very strange circumstances,” said Mr. Utterson, “but I think I begin to see daylight.
— from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson - What a strange dream for a king to have!
— from Little Folks (September 1884) by Various - Above all, it seemed strange and not right to Anna.
— from Anna Karenina by graf Leo Tolstoy - It hath made powerful men to go from place to place round about, and they have wandered in strange countries.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - I dreamt my lady came and found me dead (Strange dream that gives a dead man leave to think!)
— from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare - But a strange feeling of pleasure set his pale, rather crumpled-looking face working.
— from White Nights and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
