Literary notes about Celestine (AI summary)
The term “Celestine” functions with remarkable versatility in literature, often moving between the realms of high historical significance and the intimacy of everyday life. In some contexts it carries ecclesiastical weight—serving as a papal name that echoes moments of great religious and political consequence, as in the cases of Pope Celestine V’s fateful resignation and other pontiffs referenced in medieval chronicles [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. In other narratives, particularly in modern works, Celestine emerges as a familiar and even playful personal name that colors domestic interactions and character dynamics, as seen in the subtle, conversational exchanges in stories where characters rely on Celestine as a name denoting both affection and authority [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]. Moreover, the word occasionally extends into alternative domains, such as when it is used metaphorically or even in scientific substitutions, underscoring its multifaceted literary and symbolic appeal [12, 13].
- , who six years previously, by violence and fraud, had procured the resignation of Celestine V. —him who made the great refusal.
— from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri - In 1294 a Pope took this step, which has never since been repeated; Celestine v. resigned the papal office, to which he felt himself unequal.
— from Letters From Rome on the Council by Johann Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger - My predecessor : Celestine v. See Inf. iii. 60.
— from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri - [ In the metrical life of Celestine V. by the cardinal of St. George (Muratori, tom. iii.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - The guile is that shown by Boniface in getting his predecessor Celestine v. to abdicate ( Inf. iii. 60).
— from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri - Arobin had sent them, and had had Celestine distribute them during Edna's absence.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin - She hurried away to tell Celestine to set an extra place.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin - Celestine's coffee gets cold bringing it from the kitchen to the dining-room.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin - They remained in silence till old Celestine announced dinner.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin - Back in the yard was a room for servants, in which old Celestine had been ensconced.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin - She was still awake in the morning, when Celestine unlocked the kitchen door and came in to light the fire.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin - "Celestine is busy; she is refolding some lace—Flemish church."
— from East Angels: A Novel by Constance Fenimore Woolson - ( b ) The second process closely resembles the first, but celestine takes the place of the barytes.
— from Pigments, Paint and Painting: A practical book for practical men by George Terry