Literary notes about COMPANIES (AI summary)
The term "companies" in literature exhibits a remarkable versatility that mirrors the varied contexts in which groups of people or organizations are portrayed. In early dramatic works and classical epics, such as Shakespeare’s depiction of military formations [1] and Homer's "Iliad" describing soldiers' regrouping [2], "companies" refers to cohesive units of combatants organized for strategic purposes. This martial meaning is echoed in historical and biblical accounts where companies are instrumental in both combat and expeditionary endeavors [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. Conversely, in economic and modern contexts, the word also denotes commercial enterprises and institutions that shape markets and technology, as seen in Adam Smith’s economic analysis [8, 9, 10] and contemporary discussions on Internet service providers [11, 12, 13]. Additionally, some authors extend the notion to social settings, where "companies" represents groups gathered for shared experiences, whether in convivial dinners or intellectual exchanges [14, 15, 16]. This range—from military units to business organizations to casual social congregations—highlights the rich semantic evolution of the term throughout literary history.
- ] BRUTUS. Lucilius and Titinius, bid the commanders Prepare to lodge their companies tonight.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - After this we took supper in our companies, and laid us down to rest each in his armour by the river.
— from The Iliad by Homer - And the same day the Lord brought forth the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their companies.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - And there went out of the camp of the Philistines three companies to plunder.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - To the priests by their families, and to the Levites from the twentieth year and upward, by their classes and companies.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - And he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass. 6:40.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - And he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - In requiring frequent and regular repayments from all their customers, the banking companies of Scotland had probably this advantage in view.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith - Potential competition extends to every part of the industrial field in which men work in organized companies.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - Such companies, therefore, seem extremely well fitted for this trade.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith - Several commercial companies offer full Internet services.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - To overcome this, many companies appoint moderator-organizers for their online conferences.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Many companies set up bulletin board systems to provide technical support to customers.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Through bright windows, at every corner, might be seen gay companies in luxuriant restaurants.
— from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser - There was nothing so helpful to the companies as peaceful methods.
— from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser - One of the principal comedy companies of the day was playing an engagement at the Grand Opera House.
— from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser