Literary notes about Tissue (AI summary)
The word “tissue” in literature is remarkably versatile, operating on both literal and metaphorical levels. In scientific or anatomical contexts, it refers to the physical substance of living organisms—as in discussions of “living tissue” in body structures [1], connective components in the human body [2, 3, 4], and even detailed observations of cellular layers [5]. On another plane, authors employ “tissue” as a metaphor to evoke intricacies and interconnections; for example, characters’ lives or narratives are described as a “tissue of lies” [6] or woven with threads of memory and history [7, 8]. The term also appears to denote delicate paper or luxurious fabric, as seen when precious items are wrapped in tissue paper [9, 10] or garments incorporate elaborate tissue facings [11]. Thus, through its multifaceted usage—from biological structures to symbolic networks—“tissue” becomes a rich literary device that enhances imagery and meaning.
- He learned to acquiesce to this, to submit to the awful, obliterated sources which were the origin of his living tissue.
— from The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence - At any level in the intestinal tract hemorrhage may take place, with the resulting pigmentation and scar tissue formation.
— from Scurvy, Past and Present by Alfred F. Hess - There may be hemorrhages in the glandular tissue or under the peritoneum.
— from Scurvy, Past and Present by Alfred F. Hess - They tend to follow the connective-tissue strata, and in the muscles are usually limited by the muscle sheaths.
— from Scurvy, Past and Present by Alfred F. Hess - There was no discoloration in the cellular tissue.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition by Edgar Allan Poe - From that moment her existence was but one long tissue of lies, in which she enveloped her love as in veils to hide it.
— from Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert - Three more birthdays of little Lucie had been woven by the golden thread into the peaceful tissue of the life of her home.
— from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens - The brave Bouille too, then, vanishes from the tissue of our Story.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle - Blazes Boylan handed her the bottle swathed in pink tissue paper and a small jar. —Put these in first, will you?
— from Ulysses by James Joyce - Dante gave him a cachou every time he brought her a piece of tissue paper.
— from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce - He was accompanied by a kaishaku and three officers, who wore the jimbaori or war surcoat with gold tissue facings.
— from Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe
