Literary notes about Farm (AI summary)
The word "farm" in literature often serves as a multifaceted symbol, evoking images of simplicity, tradition, and the intimate connection between humans and the land. In narratives ranging from frontier hardships as depicted by Moodie ([1]) to the nostalgic recollections of rural childhood in Anderson’s tales ([2], [3]), the farm becomes both a literal setting and a metaphor for a way of life defined by hard work and the rhythms of nature. Historical and classical texts, such as those by Snorri Sturluson ([4], [5]) and Livy ([6]), use the term to reference not only the cultivation of land but also to underline social and economic practices, while later writings by Jefferson ([7], [8], [9], [10]) employ "farm" in discussions of practicality and productivity. This varied use underscores the farm’s role as a microcosm of society—an enduring symbol that continues to evoke both physical labor and a deep, enduring tie to one’s roots.
- They were to live in the little shanty that we had just left, and work the farm.
— from Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie - He intended to go back to the farm and to his grandfather, but lost his way and for hours he wandered weeping and frightened on country roads.
— from Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life by Sherwood Anderson - He had always been extraordinarily alive when he was a small boy on the farm and later when he was a young man in school.
— from Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life by Sherwood Anderson - And he did so, and sat quietly at home on his farm.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson - Then they carried him on board, and went to a farm called Saeheimrud, where they landed.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson - Quintius Cincinnatus called from the cultivation of his farm in the country, made dictator, and appointed to conduct the war against the Æquans.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy - EXPERIMENTS ON CLOVER-SOILS FROM BURCOTT LODGE FARM, LEIGHTON BUZZARD.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - I would, therefore, observe: “1. Perfectly fresh farm yard manure contains but a small proportion of free ammonia.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - The following is the table: CONTENTS OF THE MASS OF MANURE, SPREAD OUT IN FARM-YARD, AND EXPOSED TO RAIN, ETC.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - He has taken a run-down farm, and a year ago last spring he plowed up ten acres of a field, and sowed it to barley and oats.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson