Literary notes about Immortalize (AI summary)
The term "immortalize" in literature frequently signifies the act of ensuring one’s name, work, or essence endures beyond the fleeting limitations of life. For instance, authors have used it to denote the long-lasting fame of historical figures, as in the case where Sir Peregrine Maitland is promised eternal remembrance by immortalizing his name ([1]). Similarly, Nietzsche evokes the notion of capturing ephemeral qualities, suggesting that through art and reflection, even the worn and exhausted may attain immortality ([2]). The ambition to create an everlasting legacy is also evident in aspirations of modern creatives who seek to immortalize their life's work ([3]), while philosophical texts employ the term to highlight how a single profound idea—such as a pivotal sentence—can confer immortality upon an entire work ([4]). In romantic and heroic contexts, the heroic figures and their inspiring attributes are celebrated by being immortalized in verse or melody, a technique that both Pushkin and Alcott adeptly incorporate into their narratives ([5], [6]).
- [159] Sir Peregrine Maitland, who probably was present, is told that he might in this manner immortalize his name: "O Maitland blest!
— from Toronto of Old by Henry Scadding - We immortalize what cannot live and fly much longer, things only which are exhausted and mellow!
— from Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - New estates are developing and younger men are wondering how they can immortalize their lives and work.
— from Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting - "Rules are made for man, not man for rules,"—that one sentence is enough to immortalize Green's Prolegomena to Ethics.
— from The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James - But wide Tattiana oped her eyes When in that company she saw Him who inspired both love and awe, The hero we immortalize.
— from Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin - When he looked about him for another and a less intractable damsel to immortalize in melody, memory produced one with the most obliging readiness.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott