Literary notes about Core (AI summary)
Throughout literature, the term "core" functions as a multifaceted symbol that bridges the tangible and the abstract. It can denote the physical center of an object or phenomenon, as when light radiates from a blazing core ([1]) or the dynamo’s central mechanism roars to life ([2]). Simultaneously, "core" carries an emotional or moral weight—suggesting the innermost, unyielding center of a person’s character or spirit. For instance, a character might be described as being saddened to the core ([3]) or as embodying a spirit of overweening fire at heart ([4]). The term is further used in genealogical and biblical contexts to denote lineage or essential identity ([5], [6], [7]), demonstrating its longstanding role in conveying depth and substance, whether addressing human emotion, physical matter, or historical record.
- We were not 100 feet from the blazing core of light, whose glow grew stronger and dazzled the eyes.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - The core of the dynamo roared out loud and clear, and the armature beat the air.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. Wells - Poor Valentine was saddened to the core.
— from Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit and William Shakespeare - He would be subject now, reciprocal, never the indomitable thing with a core of overweening, unabateable fire.
— from The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence - The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelom, and Core.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - Unto the end, for the sons of Core, to give understanding.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - That when Core perished, his sons did not perish.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
