Literary notes about Intransigent (AI summary)
The term "intransigent" in literature portrays characters, groups, or ideologies as stubbornly uncompromising, often steeped in a depth of principled rigidity. It is frequently employed to define political actors or social reformers who refuse to yield even in the face of overwhelming pressure, as seen in descriptions of leftist factions and steadfast constitutionalists [1] [2]. In narratives involving religious or cultural convictions, such as the relentless priest battling reformist ideas or individuals clinging to dogmatic beliefs, the word underscores an unyielding, often contentious stance [3] [4]. Moreover, its application in historical and artistic contexts accentuates the tension between enduring tradition and the necessity for change, adding a layer of moral and emotional complexity to the discourse [5] [6].
- For the Independent Socialists to the left were intransigent and in voting power insignificant.
— from The New Germany by George Young - The intransigent Constitutionalists would have none of it.
— from The History of Cuba, vol. 4 by Willis Fletcher Johnson - he is the intransigent priest, bitterly combating the Constitutions of Clarendon.
— from Play-Making: A Manual of Craftsmanship by William Archer - She posited that even the most intransigent atheist was susceptible to the god of his own making.
— from Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven David Justin Sills - Thus religion acquires a meaning and a reasonableness that the most intransigent rationalist cannot misunderstand.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim - Yet it was Bulgaria's intransigent assertion of her claim to Central Macedonia which led to the war between the Allies.
— from The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913Third Edition by Jacob Gould Schurman
