Literary notes about Realm (AI summary)
In literature, “realm” is a multifaceted term, serving not only to denote a tangible kingdom or territory—as in the depiction of monarchs and their lands in works by Twain ([1]), Virgil ([2], [3]), and Shakespeare ([4], [5])—but also to evoke abstract domains. Authors extend its meaning to symbolize areas of thought, experience, or influence, whether it be the ethereal realm of spirit and truth ([6], [7]), the complex realm of the social and moral ([8], [9], [10]), or even mystical landscapes where myth and reality intertwine ([11], [12]). This layered usage enriches narratives by blurring the lines between physical dominions and expansive conceptual fields.
- It hath changed with the great change that is come to the realm, and now in fancy is he king !
— from The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain - Now I recall how she prophesied this was fated to our race, and often cried of Hesperia, often of an Italian realm.
— from The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil - How I dreaded the realm of Libya might work thee harm!'
— from The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil - The Earl of Wiltshire hath the realm in farm.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - I foresee with grief The utter loss of all the realm of France.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - Something happens there as in the realm of stars.
— from Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - In the realm of truth-processes facts come independently and determine our beliefs provisionally.
— from Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking by William James - With one foot language stands, no doubt, in the realm of nature, but with the other in the realm of the spirit.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - "Peace of the soul" may for instance be the sweet effulgence of rich animality in the realm of morality (or religion).
— from The Twilight of the Idols; or, How to Philosophize with the Hammer. The Antichrist by Nietzsche - The subjects generally ranged over everything serious or sublime throughout the whole realm of knowledge.
— from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner - A realm, a goddess, to his wishes given; Graced by the gods with all the gifts of heaven.
— from The Iliad by Homer - This was the refrain:— "Canute protects his realm, as Jove, Guardian of Greece, his realm above.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
