Literary notes about Transport (AI summary)
The word “transport” in literature wears many hats, shifting seamlessly between the literal and the figurative. In some works, it denotes the physical conveyance of people or goods, as seen in military logistics ([1], [2], [3]) and the movement of commodities ([4]). In other contexts, “transport” captures a state of overwhelming emotion—a burst of ecstasy, love, or even rage—powerfully conveying characters’ inner experiences, such as Ambrosio’s passionate surge ([5]) or the feverish delight of a young man ([6]). At times, the term even appears in modern technical contexts, reflecting the bridge between physical movement and digital communication ([7], [8]). This duality highlights how "transport" has been employed across genres to illustrate both tangible journeys and the intangible flight of the human spirit.
- The Genoese, Venetian, and Greek fleets were chartered to transport these swarms of Crusaders by the Bosporus or Dardanelles to Asia.
— from The Art of War by baron de Antoine Henri Jomini - When at the river bank I still had to ride a few hundred yards to the point where the nearest transport lay.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant - Captain Cook found Australia in 1770, and eighteen years later the British Government began to transport convicts to it.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain - Caravans of bullocks, chiefly for the transport of grain and salt.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 by James Tod - The burst of transport was past: Ambrosio's lust was satisfied; Pleasure fled, and Shame usurped her seat in his bosom.
— from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. Lewis - “And I, too!” exclaimed the young man, in a transport of joy.
— from Twenty years after by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - For example, Infonet, TRI-P, and i-Com compete successfully with former monopolies for transport of data to and from North America.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - For example, take Simple Mail Transport Protocol, or SMTP, which is used for sending email.
— from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
