Literary notes about Redux (AI summary)
The term redux, derived from the Latin for “brought back,” is often used in literature to convey a sense of return or revival—whether of characters, themes, or eras. It appears prominently as a title element, as seen in works like Dryden’s Astræa Redux [1] and Trollope’s Phineas Redux [2, 3], where it not only denotes the continuation or reawakening of a narrative but also evokes a deeper restoration of order or justice. In Latin poetry and historical inscriptions, redux underscores the reemergence of figures or moods, such as in Rex Redux and Carolus redux [4, 5, 6], reinforcing its dual function as both a literal and symbolic device for marking comebacks within and beyond their original contexts.
- Dryden, Astræa Redux , 132: "To flowers that in its womb expecting lie." 4.
— from Select Poems of Thomas Gray by Thomas Gray - Surely the author was already planning a sequel, Phineas Redux , to rescue the young hero from the oblivion in which this story leaves him.
— from The Way They Lived ThenSerious Interviews, Strong Women, and Lessons for Life in the Novels of Anthony Trollope by Taylor Prewitt - Anthony Trollope in his book "Phineas Redux" makes this dark uncanny looking passage the scene of a murder, and the place where a body was found.
— from Nooks and Corners of Old London by Charles Hemstreet - Regis a morbillis integram (p. 127)—Rex Redux (pp.
— from The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II by Richard Crashaw - ( c ) Rex Redux; sive Musa Cantabrigiensis Voti ... et felici reditu Regis Caroli post receptam coronam comitaque peracta in Scotia, 1633.
— from The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II by Richard Crashaw - 1613 B. — Carolus redux: Latin poem to congratulate Charles on his return from Spain, with a Latin speech by J. King.
— from The Early Oxford Press
A Bibliography of Printing and Publishing at Oxford, '1468'-1640; With Notes, Appendixes and Illustrations by Falconer Madan