Literary notes about Denunciation (AI summary)
Literary works use the term "denunciation" to convey a forceful and often impassioned rebuke of actions, institutions, or beliefs deemed wrong or unjust. In some writings, the word captures an almost transcendent expression of inner fury or moral judgment, as when a soul itself seems to emit its denunciation [1]. In historical and political contexts, it is employed to depict legal or societal censure—illustrated by rigid decrees that force acknowledgment of certain dogmas [2] or the fierce repulsion felt during politically charged disputes [3]. Denunciation can also serve as a literary tool to dismantle weak rhetoric or hypocritical practices with biting irony and ridicule, as seen when novelists demolish poor language choices through stormy denunciation [4]. Overall, its versatile use underscores the idea of public or personal criticism aimed at exposing and correcting perceived evils.
- “It’s no good saying no, your soul flashed forth in your denunciation.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - An express law severely punished all discourses against the gods, and a rigid decree ordered the denunciation of all who should deny their existence.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - His first opposition to the mother country was his denunciation of the Stamp Act, and his efforts to have it repealed.
— from Biographical Sketches of the Generals of the Continental Army of the Revolution by Mary Theresa Leiter - The novelists assailed his ill-chosen adjectives and demolished them with a storm of denunciation and ridicule.
— from Roughing It by Mark Twain
