Literary notes about Enthuse (AI summary)
The word "enthuse" has been employed in literature in varied and lively ways. In Benito Pérez Galdós’s Doña Perfecta [1], the term echoes its Spanish roots by suggesting a stirring of spirit and enthusiasm, a kind of awakening. Conversely, in Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court [2], "enthuse" appears amid a discussion of facts that require a special spark, highlighting the challenge of imbuing mundane details with vivacity. Guy de Maupassant’s work [3] takes a more facetious turn, depicting how external influences—objects and even women—can provoke bursts of unimitated enthusiasm. Finally, in L. M. Montgomery’s Rilla of Ingleside [4], the word is used in a subdued manner to underline a character’s failure to respond with expected excitement, reflecting a contrast between anticipated and actual engagement.
- entusiasmar t enthuse, get enthusiastic, move to enthusiasm.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós - There is a profound monotonousness about its facts that baffles and defeats one’s sincerest efforts to make them sparkle and enthuse.
— from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain - We enthuse over everything which comes from outside—clothes, hats, gloves, guns and—women.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant - But I sewed steadily and did not enthuse, and soon Irene got tired of bouncing Jims and put him back in his cradle.
— from Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery
