Literary notes about aspect (AI summary)
In literature, "aspect" is a versatile term that enriches descriptions by linking physical appearance with deeper symbolic or philosophical meanings. It is often used to depict a character’s demeanor or countenance—sometimes conveying peculiar charm or foreboding emotion, as when a man's look provokes a strong reaction [1] or exudes an air of familiarity and sanctity [2]. At the same time, writers employ it to capture the overall impression of a scene, whether describing the majestic view of natural banks [3] or the gloomy facade of urban decay [4]. The term also serves to denote abstract qualities, as in the transformation of a letter into a logical proof [5] or the duality of life’s tragic and multifaceted nature [6]. Thus, across various works, "aspect" becomes a bridge between the visual and the conceptual, deepening both character portrayal and environmental ambiance [7, 8].
- Somehow his aspect struck her as peculiar, and her heart began to throb.
— from Fathers and Sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev - This head arranged for the night, those ample shoulders, had an aspect of familiar sacredness—the sacredness of domestic peace.
— from The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad - The aspect of the banks was magnificent.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne - Always the same damp and swampy soil; the same dreary uniformity; the same sad and monotonous aspect of scenery.
— from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne - This letter at once assumed in his eyes the aspect of a logical proof.
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - In the first place, we must remember that the tragic aspect of life is only one aspect.
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. Bradley - Now, that the self was put into the background, I could see the world in its own true aspect.
— from My Reminiscences by Rabindranath Tagore - In its symbolic aspect the poem may be compared with the temptations to which Christ is submitted in Paradise Regained .
— from The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson by Baron Alfred Tennyson Tennyson
