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Literary notes about glare (AI summary)

In literature, the word "glare" assumes a multifaceted role, serving both as a descriptor of physical light and as a metaphor for intense emotion. It is often used to illustrate the overpowering quality of light—a "glare of light" that defines a city's boundaries or illuminates a landscape with harsh brilliance [1], [2], [3]—while also symbolizing the intensity of human expression, such as the cold, accusing look exchanged between characters or the searing disapproval that cuts through social interactions [4], [5], [6]. Additionally, "glare" is employed metaphorically to convey the invasive, unyielding force of external pressures, be it the blinding force of publicity that obscures true intentions [7] or the overwhelming reality that confronts the individual [8], [9]. This versatile term, whether evoking a vivid natural display or the fierce, unspoken exchange between individuals, enriches narrative texture and heightens dramatic tension.
  1. A glare of light in the distance, casting a warm glow upon the sky, marked where the huge city lay.
    — from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
  2. But at last we turned a corner and saw a great glare of light ahead.
    — from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain
  3. Hour after hour, the changeless glare of the hot, unwinking sky, shone upon the same monotonous objects.
    — from American Notes by Charles Dickens
  4. " The mere boy interrupted his loving smile and turned a shrivelling glare upon Pete.
    — from Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane
  5. [Catches sight of Lady Bracknell , who has fixed her with a stony glare.
    — from The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by Oscar Wilde
  6. Thou hast no speculation in those eyes Which Thou dost glare with!
    — from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. Lewis
  7. The great guru has never openly appeared in any century; the misinterpreting glare of publicity has no place in his millennial plans.
    — from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
  8. But the God's eye with scornful glare Fell terrible on him.
    — from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki
  9. While the self was rampant during the glare of day, everything I perceived was mingled with and hidden by it.
    — from My Reminiscences by Rabindranath Tagore

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