Literary notes about bar (AI summary)
The word “bar” serves as a multifaceted term in literature, conveying both physical and symbolic boundaries. In some narratives, it designates a social setting, a place where characters gather to share drinks and engage in conversation, thereby setting the stage for pivotal interactions ([1],[2],[3]). In other works, it functions as a literal obstruction or a metaphorical limit—a sand bar that restricts passage on waterways or a door bar that encloses secrets and private spaces ([4],[5],[6]). Additionally, “bar” is employed in legal and formal contexts, referring to the sphere of the law or the point at which one is “called to the bar,” thereby signifying professional attainment and the safeguarding of justice ([7],[8],[9]). This rich array of applications demonstrates the term’s capability to evoke diverse atmospheres and themes across texts.
- He does not like the old man’s frequent visits to the refreshment bar.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - Just as they did then, men go to the bar in the intervals and drink spirits.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - I remember one hot evening I went into the bar of a public-house, and said to the landlord: ‘What is your best—your very best—ale a glass?’
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens - On crossing the bar they were unable to heave up one of the anchors.
— from A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499 - I walked on this Sand bar and found the Sand was light, with Collection of Small pebble, & some Pit Coal
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis - The straight Door-bar of oak, it bent beneath his weight, Shook from its sockets free, and in he burst To the dark chamber.
— from Oedipus King of Thebes by Sophocles - He was called to the bar in 1827, devoting himself to pedigree cases.
— from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein - At the age of twenty-one he entered Parliament, and soon after he had been called to the bar he was made Under-Sheriff of London.
— from Utopia by Saint Thomas More - Nor should we be exposed to any charge of disgrace which we cannot meet by legal process, and openly refute at the bar.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations by Marcus Tullius Cicero