Literary notes about political (AI summary)
The term "political" in literature is employed with remarkable versatility, reflecting various dimensions of power, governance, and social identity. Some authors use it to denote formal structures and the inherent qualities of society, as seen when Burke charges the effects affecting political society ([1]) or when Tocqueville examines the role of clergy in political institutions ([2]). In other works, “political” becomes a marker of personal destiny or exile, such as in Collins’ depiction of a political exile ([3]), while at times it critiques modern states and their bureaucracies, illustrated by Chesterton’s reference to political cowardice ([4]). Authors also explore “political” in contexts of theory and ideology, whether discussing political pamphlets and economic theory ([5], [6]), or considering political influence in social reforms and international affairs ([7], [8]). This rich usage underscores literature’s capacity to embrace the term as both a practical descriptor of societal organization and a critical tool for exploring individual and collective identity.
- I charge the whole of these effects on political society.
— from The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) by Edmund Burke - This led me to examine more attentively than I had hitherto done, the station which the American clergy occupy in political society.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville - She is inclined to consider that his long absence from his native country may be accounted for by assuming that he is a political exile.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - But this new cloudy political cowardice has rendered useless the old English compromise.
— from What's Wrong with the World by G. K. Chesterton - On account of his talent in writing political pamphlets, Steele was awarded the position of official gazetteer.
— from English Literature by William J. Long - THE PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY.
— from The Methods of Ethics by Henry Sidgwick - From a political point of view, there is but a single principle; the sovereignty of man over himself.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - [39] France is to enjoy more than the privileges of honour; she is to reap distinct material and political advantages from the union.
— from Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay by Immanuel Kant
