Literary notes about Lounge (AI summary)
The term "lounge" works both as a noun for a specific, often comfortable space and as a verb denoting relaxed repose throughout literature. It frequently depicts settings where characters gather or seek solace—a central, elaborately described room aboard a submarine [1, 2, 3] contrasts with more intimate, relaxed moments in drawing rooms or on decks [4, 5, 6]. In some works, it even suggests the act of reclining, as characters choose to settle themselves lazily on a piece of furniture, embodying a state of leisure or defensiveness against the world outside [7, 8]. Whether evoking a sense of sophisticated interior design aboard a vessel or the casual comfort of a domestic environment, "lounge" enriches the narrative by highlighting both physical setting and the emotional undertones of repose [9, 10, 11].