Literary notes about Robustness (AI summary)
The term "robustness" is employed in literature to evoke a range of qualities from physical strength and health to moral and intellectual vigor. In some works it underscores the hearty or vigorous nature of a character’s constitution and spirit, reflecting physical endurance and the zest of life ([1], [2], [3], [4]). In other contexts, it signifies a fullness or depth of character and thought—a richness in artistic style or the resilience of ideas, as seen when speeches or literary works are lauded for a "robustness of thought" and aesthetic power ([5], [6], [7]). At times, the word contrasts sharply with frailty or delicacy, emphasizing the importance of this vigorous quality in both the human body and persistent creative energy ([8], [9], [10]). Overall, robustness in literature serves as a multifaceted metaphor, celebrating vitality in its many forms ([11], [12], [13]).
- There was a certain pleasant, natural robustness of spirit, and something of a feudal free-and-easiness.
— from Sea and Sardinia by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence - She wanted to lean toward this burning, blazing man that was like a volcano spouting forth strength, robustness, and health.
— from Martin Eden by Jack London - Abundant, strong, sleek hair is in physiological relation to robustness of body.
— from Pedagogical Anthropology by Maria Montessori - She is, to all outward appearances at the present time, healthy even to robustness.
— from Occultism and Common-Sense by Beckles Willson - The speeches of Mr. Roosevelt commend themselves to the student of public speaking for their fearlessness, frankness, and robustness of thought.
— from Successful Methods of Public Speaking by Grenville Kleiser - All his works, though wanting in breadth and robustness of tone, are characterised by the utmost finish and refinement.
— from Great Musical Composers: German, French, and Italian by George T. (George Titus) Ferris - She carried off with her something that the younger generation of actresses will consistently lack—a certain largeness of style and robustness of art.
— from The Oxford Book of American Essays - Her face, despite its firm moulding, had a suggestion of fragility that was belied by the robustness of her body.
— from The Mutiny of the Elsinore by Jack London - But their [Pg 7] small children lack robustness.
— from If You're Going to Live in the Country by Thomas H. (Thomas Hamilton) Ormsbee - His constitution is feeble; he has as little robustness of physique as can well be conceived, and no kind of excitement is suitable for him.
— from Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by Justin McCarthy - Amid all the charms of the American school of fiction, we look for one in vain—to wit, robustness.
— from The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Mary Noailles Murfree - There is a certain robustness in these stories dealing with the inexorable laws of Nature.
— from The Art of the Story-Teller by Marie L. Shedlock - The robustness is omnipresent, and takes several forms.
— from G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study by Julius West
