Literary works use the word "amber" with remarkable versatility, endowing the term with both tangible and symbolic meaning. In verse, phrases like the "amber ray" evoke a gentle warmth and nostalgic glow that imbue fleeting moments with soulful beauty [1], while vividly rendered descriptions of sunset and light transform landscapes into enchanted realms [2, 3, 4]. At the same time, amber appears as a prized material—whether as an alluring necklace that captivates the senses [5] or as a substance with unexpected physical properties, attracting stray bits of paper when rubbed briskly [6]. Further, historical narratives and cultural records link the word to regal identities and territorial names, as seen in accounts that reference princely states bearing the name Amber [7, 8, 9]. Thus, by weaving together delicate imagery, tactile detail, and rich historical reference, literature harnesses the multifaceted character of amber to deepen both aesthetic appeal and symbolic resonance.
- Oh grant me--as upon your knees my head I lay, (Because the white and torrid summer I regret), To taste the parted season's mild and amber ray.
— from The Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire
- Over the western hills beyond the harbor were amber deeps and crystalline shallows, with the fire of sunset below.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery
- Then one would be out upon the amber-lit snow there, and half-way up to the crest of those beautiful desolations.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. Wells
- It was a day of amber sunlight, but there was a shiver of coming winter in the air.
— from My Ántonia by Willa Cather
- And her amber ear-rings; they were like little dangling nuts.
— from Bliss, and other stories by Katherine Mansfield
- A piece of amber which is rubbed briskly will attract bits of paper.
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by Frank Edgar Farley and George Lyman Kittredge
- All these seals of Mewar, Marwar, and Amber bear respectively the names of the tutelary divinity of each prince and his tribe Swasti Sri!
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 by James Tod
- On the mound which embanks this lake a feast was prepared 392 for the prince of Amber.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 by James Tod
- Amber, and its scion Shaikhavati, possess a still greater interest from their contiguity to our frontier.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 by James Tod