Literary notes about Request (AI summary)
The term "request" plays a multifaceted role in literature, serving as a vehicle for both polite entreaty and urgent command across diverse genres and time periods. It can denote an everyday appeal for access or assistance in modern contexts ([1], [2], [3]), while also carrying the weight of formal negotiation or final plea in historical and epic narratives ([4], [5], [6], [7]). In some instances, "request" becomes a poignant moment that underscores a character’s vulnerability or moral conflict—illustrated when a character's life hangs in the balance or when personal dignity is at stake ([8], [9], [10]). At other times, it functions as a ceremonial invitation or a diplomatic overture, bridging interpersonal and political dynamics ([11], [12], [13], [14]). This range of usage highlights how a single word can adapt to various narrative needs and emotional tones, enriching the text's communicative depth.
- In "brass," the topic is brass band music (write to brass- request@geomag.gly.fsu.edu for access).
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - If a fan of Jimi Hendrix, join "hey-joe" (hey-joe-request@ms.uky.edu).
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - (Contact: argentina-request@ois.db.toronto.edu).
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - In this fatal extremity, he complied with the request of his Barbarian friend, and cut off his head.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - 1032 To whom Lucius, king of Britain, sent a letter, asking to be made a Christian, and succeeded in obtaining his request.
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Saint the Venerable Bede - When he was about to be hanged for a thief, he was granted a last request.
— from Filipino Popular Tales - Farewell—yet, ere I go indulge me one request.
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott - I request you To give my poor host freedom.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - I begged him not to expose me if he could not grant the request.
— from Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup - I beg you to note that I attach particular significance to compliance with this request.
— from Anna Karenina by graf Leo Tolstoy - And a treaty was concluded at Rome with the Carthaginian ambassadors, they having come to request friendship and an alliance.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy - The President laid the request before the Convention, and asked, Will you remain?
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - Then Sir Tristram sent unto Sir Palomides by Gouvernail, and prayed him to joust with him at his request.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory - How I may bear me here: my prime request, Which I do last pronounce, is, O you wonder!
— from The Tempest by William Shakespeare
