Literary notes about Recount (AI summary)
The term recount is employed throughout literature as a versatile narrative tool for detailing past events or experiences with varying degrees of emphasis and emotional tone. Authors use it to refer not only to the act of retelling grand historical narratives, as seen in works like the Mahabharata [1, 2, 3], but also to present personal memories or reflections, such as the intimate recounting of sorrows and adventures [4, 5, 6, 7]. In some texts, recount carries the connotation of meticulously organizing and clarifying events or even dreams, evoking both the burden of remembrance and the art of storytelling [8, 9, 10]. Its usage spans from the straightforward narration of facts to the carefully measured recreation of experiences, thereby underscoring its role in bridging memory with narrative expression.
- O great Muni, I shall first properly recount the story of this family, as told in the Puranas.
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - And, O Bharata, as they are according to their names, I shall recount them to thee.
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - I shall now recount to thee the many virtues and the great good fortune of the illustrious king Santanu of the Bharata race.
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - Who can recount all Thy praises, which he hath felt in his one self?
— from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine - And you recount your sorrows to a stone.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - The Baron then addressed himself to me, and entreated me to recount the particulars of this adventure.
— from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. Lewis - Then Arthur had to recount to his father, his mother, and Kitty all the morning's adventures in detail, which he did in a somewhat excited manner.
— from Little Folks (September 1884) by Various - Why, then, we are awake; let's follow him; And by the way let us recount our dreams.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - DEMETRIUS Why, then, we are awake: let's follow him; And by the way let us recount our dreams.
— from A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare - Words cannot recount the endless joy and wonder which this miniature mountain-top held for us.
— from My Reminiscences by Rabindranath Tagore