Literary notes about amber (AI summary)
Literary works use the word "amber" with remarkable versatility, endowing the term with both tangible and symbolic meaning. In verse, phrases like the "amber ray" evoke a gentle warmth and nostalgic glow that imbue fleeting moments with soulful beauty [1], while vividly rendered descriptions of sunset and light transform landscapes into enchanted realms [2, 3, 4]. At the same time, amber appears as a prized material—whether as an alluring necklace that captivates the senses [5] or as a substance with unexpected physical properties, attracting stray bits of paper when rubbed briskly [6]. Further, historical narratives and cultural records link the word to regal identities and territorial names, as seen in accounts that reference princely states bearing the name Amber [7, 8, 9]. Thus, by weaving together delicate imagery, tactile detail, and rich historical reference, literature harnesses the multifaceted character of amber to deepen both aesthetic appeal and symbolic resonance.
- Oh grant me--as upon your knees my head I lay, (Because the white and torrid summer I regret), To taste the parted season's mild and amber ray.
— from The Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire - Over the western hills beyond the harbor were amber deeps and crystalline shallows, with the fire of sunset below.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery - Then one would be out upon the amber-lit snow there, and half-way up to the crest of those beautiful desolations.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. Wells - It was a day of amber sunlight, but there was a shiver of coming winter in the air.
— from My Ántonia by Willa Cather - And her amber ear-rings; they were like little dangling nuts.
— from Bliss, and other stories by Katherine Mansfield - A piece of amber which is rubbed briskly will attract bits of paper.
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by Frank Edgar Farley and George Lyman Kittredge - All these seals of Mewar, Marwar, and Amber bear respectively the names of the tutelary divinity of each prince and his tribe Swasti Sri!
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 by James Tod - On the mound which embanks this lake a feast was prepared 392 for the prince of Amber.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 by James Tod - Amber, and its scion Shaikhavati, possess a still greater interest from their contiguity to our frontier.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 by James Tod
