Literary notes about Concordance (AI summary)
In literary contexts, the term concordance primarily designates a comprehensive index of words or phrases, serving as an indispensable tool for scholars studying texts such as Shakespeare’s dramatic works ([1], [2]) or the Bible ([3], [4]). It is also associated with meticulous scholarly efforts, exemplified by renowned projects like Cruden’s concordances ([5], [6]) and the first Hebrew concordance compiled by Isaac ben Kalonymos ([7]). Beyond its role in indexing, the word can describe a state of harmony or agreement between ideas or elements, as seen in references to the alignment of linguistic or thematic components ([8], [9]). This dual utility underscores the broad significance of concordance in both textual analysis and literary criticism.
- A Complete Concordance to Shakspeare: being a Verbal Index to ALL the PASSAGES in the Dramatic Works of the Poet.
— from Eureka: A Prose Poem by Edgar Allan Poe - —— A Concordance to Shakespeare's Poems: an Index to every word therein contained.
— from How to Form a Library, 2nd ed by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley - A NEW AND ENLARGED CONCORDANCE TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.
— from The Olden Time Series, Vol. 3: New-England SundayGleanings Chiefly From Old Newspapers Of Boston And Salem, Massachusetts by Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks - ANALYTICAL CONCORDANCE TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES; Or, THE BIBLE PRESENTED UNDER DISTINCT AND CLASSIFIED HEADS OR TOPICS.
— from Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws by James Buchanan - This was Alexander Cruden, the well-known, painstaking compiler of the "Concordance."
— from Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 2 From the eighteenth century to its demolition by Arthur Griffiths - CRUDEN'S Concordance to the New Testament.
— from Evenings at Donaldson Manor; Or, The Christmas Guest by Maria J. (Maria Jane) McIntosh - The first Hebrew concordance by Isaac ben Kalonymos Nathan.
— from History of the Jews, Vol. 6 (of 6) Containing a Memoir of the Author by Dr. Philip Bloch, a Chronological Table of Jewish History, an Index to the Whole Work by Heinrich Graetz - That some account has to be taken of a sort of accord, of concordance between the two intelligences.
— from The Problems of Psychical ResearchExperiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal by Hereward Carrington - Were there, then, affinities, a necessary concordance between the gesture and the inflections of the voice?
— from Delsarte System of Oratory by Delaumosne
