Literary notes about CREDIT (AI summary)
The term "credit" in literature serves as a versatile marker of reputation, merit, and even financial trustworthiness. It appears as both a surname and a metaphor for personal worth, as seen when a character is named Publick Credit [1], and is invoked to denote recognition of achievement or virtue, for instance, when one admits they cannot take credit for a deed [2] or when praise is given where it is thought due [3][4]. At times, credit also extends into the realm of financial transactions and social obligations, illustrated by references to bank accounts or credit cards [5][6]. In a broader sense, authors employ the word to explore themes of honor, self-perception, and the consequences of reputation within society [7][8].
- Her Name (as they told me) was Publick Credit .
— from The Spectator, Volume 1 by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele - I am afraid I can't take credit for that.
— from A Doll's House : a play by Henrik Ibsen - "So far that's satisfactory, and it does you credit.
— from Bleak House by Charles Dickens - I give you complete credit for the sincerity of your convictions; extend the same confidence to me.
— from Sybil, Or, The Two Nations by Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli - He hates being put on hold when he calls about his credit-card bill.
— from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - Morrel now tried to negotiate bills at ninety days only, and none of the banks would give him credit.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - Ah, dear friend, believe me I paid dear that evening and the following days for the pleasure of being able to credit myself with some virtue."
— from On Love by Stendhal - If so, it was, in view of his contemplated action, an abject sign of a still imperfect callousness for which he must be given all due credit.
— from Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
