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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.
  1. Dryden, Astræa Redux , 132: "To flowers that in its womb expecting lie." 4.
    — from Select Poems of Thomas Gray by Thomas Gray
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Regis a morbillis integram (p. 127)—Rex Redux (pp.
    — from The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II by Richard Crashaw
  5. ( 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
  6. 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

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