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Literary notes about Called (AI summary)

The word "called" is remarkably versatile in literature, serving both as a tool for naming and a means of summoning or characterizing. In historical and descriptive narratives, it often designates a specific identity or title—as seen in references to a dish "called Vitelian Style" [1] or a city "called Troy" [2]. In biblical and classical texts, it designates roles and commands, such as "he called for Solomon his son" [3] or "the tabernacle of the covenant" [4]. At times it is used to evoke an atmosphere, as in summoning characters or signaling actions like "I called upon her" [5] or "he called back Moses and Aaron" [6]. Moreover, "called" may introduce terms with an ironic or questioning tone, demonstrated by phrases like "so-called infinitives" [7] or "so-called Porlock" [8]. Overall, "called" helps to pinpoint, invoke, and sometimes challenge identities, enriching the narrative with layers of meaning.
  1. [1] PORCELLUM VITELLIANUM SUCKLING PIG CALLED VITELLIAN STYLE IS PREPARED THUS
    — from Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Apicius
  2. Near the middle of the world was built the house and inn, the most famous that has been made, which was called Troy, in the land which we call Turkey.
    — from The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson
  3. And he called for Solomon his son: and commanded him to build a house to the Lord the God of Israel.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  4. Moses also taking the tabernacle, pitched it without the camp afar off, and called the name thereof, The tabernacle of the covenant.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  5. I called upon her the next day after dinner, which was not my usual time, having resolved on creating the opportunity myself.
    — from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova
  6. And they called back Moses, and Aaron, to Pharao; and he said to them: Go, sacrifice to the Lord your God: who are they that shall go? 10:9.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  7. We shall now examine some of these so-called infinitives in Sanskrit.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  8. But how do you propose to lay your hands on the so-called Porlock?”
    — from The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle

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