Literary notes about Setting (AI summary)
In literature, “setting” is a highly versatile term that can denote the physical backdrop of a scene as well as the contextual framework for characters’ actions and moods. For example, it vividly captures the natural world in phrases like “the setting sun throws its last flaming glance upon the world” ([1]) or describes a charming locale as “the setting was charming and very clever” ([2]), thus creating a time and place that deeply influences the narrative. Additionally, “setting” appears in idiomatic and literal senses, such as when characters “set aside” personal traits or disappointments ([3], [4]), or when authors describe the act of arranging elements—be it setting tables ([5]) or setting down thoughts ([6]). This multifaceted use not only establishes the scene but also signals transitions, moods, and the organization of events, enhancing both the descriptive and thematic layers of a literary work.
- It is a naturally formed gate, rising upon a lofty hill, and through it the setting sun throws its last flaming glance upon the world.
— from A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Iurevich Lermontov - The setting was charming and very clever.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant - Setting aside his learning, of which I make less account, in which of these excellences do any of us excel him?
— from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne - Setting aside this disappointment, I had great amusement among the pictures; and the driving about, the carriage being open, was very pleasant.
— from The Letters of Jane Austen by Jane Austen - There was no one in Miss Halcombe's room but Margaret Porcher, who was busy setting it to rights.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - Setting it down abruptly, and resuming his preparations, he went on with his soliloquy.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
