Literary notes about Manner (AI summary)
In literature, the term "manner" functions as a versatile descriptor that captures both the distinctive style and method by which actions are performed. It is used to illustrate the execution of behavior—from the measured composure of a character who adjusts her shawl in a customary way [1] to the abrupt, even brusque, demeanor of a soldier who speaks his mind plainly [2]. At times, it conveys the process or mode in which ideas are expressed, such as when scholarly conduct or military strategies are delineated with precision [3, 4]. Moreover, "manner" appears in contexts ranging from the portrayal of everyday habits, like the adjustment of attire or speech [5, 6], to the description of natural phenomena and systematic operations in sciences [7, 8]. This range underscores its capacity to evoke both the subtleties of personal behavior and the structured approach of varied activities across literary works [9, 10].
- Her gentle hand adjusted Rachael’s shawl upon her shining black hair in the usual manner of her wearing it, and they went out.
— from Hard Times by Charles Dickens - His manner was that of a blunt, bluff soldier, who spoke his mind freely and plainly.
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. Bradley - In this manner, no doubt, nothing more than a limited theory can be obtained, which only suits circumstances such as are presented in history.
— from On War by Carl von Clausewitz - But unless you apply yourself in a more scholarly manner, I shall see to it that you don't pass this course.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - She said “Good morning, Miss,” in her usual phlegmatic and brief manner; and taking up another ring and more tape, went on with her sewing.
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë - " "I should have thought," said Anne, "that my manner to yourself might have spared you much or all of this.
— from Persuasion by Jane Austen - It has indeed been doubted whether fluids have the power of conducting caloric in the same manner as solid bodies.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - THE TIDES RISE AND FALL IN AN UNUSUAL MANNER.
— from The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6) by the Elder Pliny - In this manner, the mysterious old Roger Chillingworth became the medical adviser of the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale.
— from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne - If the Athenians arrive, this city will repulse them in a manner worthy of itself; we have moreover, generals who will see to this matter.
— from The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
