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Literary notes about Weird (AI summary)

In literature, the word "weird" functions as a multifaceted descriptor that evokes both mystique and unease. It is often employed to create an atmosphere of uncanny dread and supernatural inevitability, as seen when it imbues situations with an eerie quality that unsettles both characters and readers ([1], [2]). Simultaneously, "weird" can highlight peculiar or inexplicable phenomena in nature or human behavior—ranging from ancient, fated forces in epic narratives ([3], [4]) to modern oddities that capture unexpected emotional states and surreal environments ([5], [6]). This dual capacity allows writers across genres and eras to blur the boundaries between the ordinary and the uncanny, enriching their works with layers of symbolic meaning.
  1. There was something so weird and uncanny about the whole thing that it gave me a turn and made me feel quite faint.
    — from Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
  2. I feared for my dear Madam Mina when these weird figures drew near and circled round.
    — from Dracula by Bram Stoker
  3. Waned is my war-band, wasted my hall-troop; Weird hath offcast them to the clutches of Grendel.
    — from Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem
  4. ‘The Seafarer,’ an Old English poem in which we find ‘Weird is stronger, the Lord is mightier than any man’s thoughts.’
    — from The Story of Beowulf, Translated from Anglo-Saxon into Modern English Prose
  5. “Amory, dear,” she crooned softly, “I had such a strange, weird time after I left you.”
    — from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  6. There was something weird going on in the game.
    — from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

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