Literary notes about Identified (AI summary)
The word “identified” is employed in literature with a rich variety of applications, ranging from the literal recognition of physical objects or persons to the symbolic linking of abstract ideas. In some contexts, it is used to denote the act of naming or re-establishing a connection, as when ancient places are noted to be no longer identifiable [1] or when a crime scene object is immediately recognized through testimonial evidence [2]. In other settings, it expresses a complex symbolic association, such as the merging of mind with the divine [3] or the intertwining of political order with conflict [4]. It also serves to connect disparate concepts, aligning mythological entities like deities with natural phenomena [5], or associating human qualities and social constructs with their broader implications [6]. Whether it marks a clear act of recognition or a metaphorical identification of ideas, the usage of “identified” underscores the dynamic interplay between observation, interpretation, and meaning in literary discourse [7] [8] [9].
- There is great doubt as to the correct orthography of these places, most of which can be no longer identified.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny - The body was identified the day after I had seen it by means of an anonymous letter addressed to his wife.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - Mind, νοῦς, is here identified with Helios; cf.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 1 by Emperor of Rome Julian - [Pg 511] Conflict is then to be identified with the political order and with conscious control.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - In Rome the Greek Rhea was identified with Ops, the goddess of plenty, the wife of Saturn, who had a variety of appellations.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens - Since custom and tradition were identified with experience, it followed at once that reason was superior to experience.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - In the allegory the Earl of Leicester is probably meant, though by one tradition Sir Philip Sidney is identified with Prince Arthur.
— from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Edmund Spenser - His bushy light-brown curls, as well as his youthfulness, identified him at once with Celia's apparition.
— from Middlemarch by George Eliot - 1, 1868, he identified the Assyrian "Asherah" with the female "door of life," and pointed out its analogy to the barred sistrum.
— from Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism by Thomas Inman and M.R.C.S.E. John Newton
