Literary notes about Daybreak (AI summary)
Daybreak consistently functions as a moment of transformation and new beginnings in literature. In historical and adventure narratives, it signals the initiation of journeys or military maneuvers—such as when a traveler embarks at daybreak [1] or a commander commences a sally with the first light [2]. At the same time, authors harness the imagery of early light to evoke renewal and emotional awakening, as in the poetic exultation of a “first red daybreak” [3] or the promise of a fresh start in a life of change [4]. Even in everyday settings, the gradual arrival of daybreak frames moments of quiet reflection or imminent activity, accentuating the dual quality of daybreak as both a literal and metaphorical turning point [5] [6].
- I got him a good carriage, and started him off the next day at daybreak.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - In obedience to these instructions Carthalo accomplished his passage just before daybreak, fired some of the vessels, and towed off others.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius - My hope consummate, My first red daybreak!
— from Ecce Homo by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Tomorrow, at daybreak I will begin the life of the Samanas.
— from Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse - One morning he rose before daybreak and went out into the open air, thinking that perhaps there his heart might become lighter.
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm - At daybreak Jack rose and went out into the garden.
— from The Red Fairy Book
