Literary notes about Referred (AI summary)
The word “referred” functions in literature as a versatile linking device that guides readers toward additional information, previous discussions, or authoritative sources. In academic and scholarly texts, it often directs the reader to more detailed explanations or evidence—for instance, a discussion on the pathology of scurvy is enriched by a referral to a dedicated chapter [1], while historical accounts invite further consultation of earlier drafts or source material [2, 3]. In narrative literature, “referred” can indicate an allusion or simply cite earlier mention, as seen when a character casually points to constitutional references [4] or when a subject of conversation is redirected to another party [5]. Thus, whether it is used to cite empirical evidence, clarify concepts, or weave intertextual connections, “referred” serves to deepen the reader’s engagement with the text by bridging present discussions to a broader informational context [6, 7, 8].
- For further details of the pathology of scurvy, the reader is referred to the chapter on human pathology.
— from Scurvy, Past and Present by Alfred F. Hess - For a fuller account of Johnson’s career the interested reader is referred to the source of which mention has already been made.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States by George T. Flom - Several anecdotes of this officer’s prowess are given in Col. Cadell’s book, referred to above.
— from The Waterloo Roll Call by Charles Dalton - 'It merely referred,' Mr Podsnap explained, with a sense of meritorious proprietorship, 'to Our Constitution, Sir.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens - I immediately sent up to the gentleman who was described as appearing the head of the party, and he at once referred me to you.’
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens - In all the forms of behavior thus far referred to, human and animal nature are not fundamentally distinguished.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - But in the final draft of the Treaty private debts are not explicitly referred to.
— from The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes - In support of this strange assertion, he referred us to the generally acknowledged principle of the relation between cause and effect.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant
