Literary notes about Allude (AI summary)
The term "allude" is employed by writers to introduce a reference without stating it directly, inviting readers to delve into layered meanings. Authors use it to hint at sensitive personal traits or historical incidents, as when a character is subtly identified with a disparaging epithet [1] or when a mysterious circumstance is merely hinted at rather than explicitly described [2]. In philosophical and literary debates, mentioning an idea without full exposition—such as referring to doctrines of freedom, necessity, or the nuances of personal achievement—adds an element of intellectual intrigue [3], [4]. It also allows writers to connect their narrative to a broader cultural or historical context, whether pointing to ancient traditions [5] or intertwining personal memories with public events [6], [7]. This indirect mode of communication enriches the reader’s experience, prompting them to make connections that lie beneath the surface of the text [8], [9].
- His work is often raw, and he has been known to allude to me as "mentally negligible".
— from Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse - This charge, however, may allude to some unknown circumstance.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - I allude to his doctrine of the co-existence of Freedom and Necessity.
— from The Basis of Morality by Arthur Schopenhauer - Of course I allude here to personal superiority, not to the place a man may gain by his works.
— from The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Counsels and Maxims by Arthur Schopenhauer - It will be readily understood that I allude to the COMITIA CENTURIATA and the COMITIA TRIBUTA.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton and John Jay and James Madison - I trembled excessively; I could not endure to think of, and far less to allude to, the occurrences of the preceding night.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - I would rather never allude to the past, for it is very painful to me.
— from The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - I allude to the spirit of Religion and the spirit of Liberty.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville - She would seem here to allude to the doctrine of the transmigration of souls.
— from The Fables of Phædrus by Phaedrus
