Literary notes about Recrimination (AI summary)
In literature, the term "recrimination" is frequently used to depict the bitter exchange of blame among characters, often reflecting deeper conflicts of honor and responsibility. For instance, Dickens portrays it as a chain of counter-charges in a prolonged dispute in "Nicholas Nickleby" [1], while Fielding encapsulates the essence of mutual blame in "Tom Jones, a Foundling" [2]. Dumas, in both "The Count of Monte Cristo" [3] and "Twenty Years After" [4], employs the term to criticize the futility of dwelling on past grievances when decisive action is needed. Similarly, Wharton in "The Age of Innocence" [5] and Scott in "Ivanhoe: A Romance" [6] suggest that moments of crisis demand resolutions rather than endless recriminations. This theme is echoed in the works of Shelley [7], James [8], Rizal [9], and even in the Spanish rendition found in Galdós' "Doña Perfecta" [10], underscoring the term’s broad cultural and narrative resonance in articulating personal and political discord.
- But this led to a long recrimination upon a great many sore subjects, charges, and counter-charges.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens - What was this but recrimination?
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding - What avails recrimination over matters wholly past recall?
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - Oh, traitors that ye are!” “Sire,” said Athos, “this is not a moment for recrimination, but a time to show yourself a king and a gentleman.
— from Twenty years after by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - He was determined to put the case baldly, without vain recrimination or excuse.
— from The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton - But this is no time for recrimination.
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott - Let our affection expire—but let it not be exchanged for distrust and recrimination.
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - I would fain lay down the truth without polemics or recrimination.
— from The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James - Pale and trembling, he broke out into bitter recrimination.
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal - recriminación f recrimination.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós
