Literary notes about Grove (AI summary)
Throughout literature, the term "grove" serves as a multifaceted symbol that blends natural beauty with layers of myth, mystery, and cultural significance. It is often depicted as a secluded haven where characters encounter the extraordinary or find solace amid nature, as seen when a dark, towering formation is revealed by the margin of a brook ([1]) or when ancient deities are honored in sacred groves ([2], [3]). At times, it marks a specific locale imbued with personal or historical identity—be it the nostalgic Maple Grove of social gatherings and familial ties ([4], [5], [6]) or a setting that plays host to dramatic turning points and secretive meetings ([7], [8]). In its varied appearances, the grove not only conjures images of idyllic, untouched landscapes but also symbolizes the intersection of human endeavor with the timeless, often enchanted, natural world ([9], [10], [11]).
- In the dark shadow of the grove on the margin of the brook he beheld something huge, misshapen, black, and towering.
— from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving - Here was also a temple of Poseidon Samius, surrounded with a grove of olives; and there were festivals observed, which were called Samia.
— from A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume 1 (of 6) by Jacob Bryant - Meanwhile the heralds were bringing the holy hecatomb through the city, and the Achaeans gathered under the shady grove of Apollo.
— from The Odyssey by Homer - The very first subject after being seated was Maple Grove, “My brother Mr. Suckling's seat;”—a comparison of Hartfield to Maple Grove.
— from Emma by Jane Austen - Her Bath habits made evening-parties perfectly natural to her, and Maple Grove had given her a taste for dinners.
— from Emma by Jane Austen - I was quite a proverb for it at Maple Grove.
— from Emma by Jane Austen - “She has form,” he said to himself, as he walked away through the grove—“that cannot be denied to her; but has she got feeling?
— from The Happy Prince, and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde - The place was a small clearing in the center of a palm grove.
— from The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle - From out of the left of a gloomy grove strange voices sounded And flame flashed thereafter!
— from The Satyricon — Complete by Petronius Arbiter - On the pinions of air I would fly, I would rush Thro' the glens and the valleys to quiver; Past the mountain ravine, past the grove's dreamy hush,
— from Poems by Victor Hugo - Then they came to another grove of trees, where all the leaves were of gold; and afterwards to a third, where the leaves were all glittering diamonds.
— from Grimms' Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
