Literary notes about Vendetta (AI summary)
Writers have long used the term “vendetta” to signify a deep-seated, often hereditary conflict charged with emotion and cultural weight. It appears both as a symbol of retributive justice and as an emblem of tragic, unending family feuds, as seen in narratives where longstanding enmity is integral to character identity and plot development ([1],[2]). In classical poetry and epic tales, the word evokes the tragic inevitability of vengeance and its cyclic nature, reinforcing themes of fate and honor in human relations ([3]). Even in modern storytelling, “vendetta” is employed to underscore the raw, relentless impulse toward retribution that can define a character’s destiny, making the term both a personal burden and a societal commentary ([4],[5]).
- Thus the Japanese vendetta (Kataki-uchi) came to be officially recognised—a step further than the official connivance of the Western duels.
— from A Fantasy of Far Japan; Or, Summer Dream Dialogues by Kencho Suematsu - No more can we witness tragedies of family vendetta enacted.
— from Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe - Non e` sanza cagion l'andare al cupo: vuolsi ne l'alto, la` dove Michele fe' la vendetta del superbo strupo>>.
— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri - Rathillet was attempted before fifteen, The Vendetta at twenty-nine, and the succession of defeats lasted unbroken till I was thirty-one.”
— from Robert Louis Stevenson: A Record, an Estimate, and a Memorial by Alexander H. (Alexander Hay) Japp - From this moment I declare the vendetta against you, so protect yourself as well as you can, for the next time we meet your last hour has come.’
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
