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The term "blas" appears in literature in multiple nuanced ways. As an adjective, "blasé" is often employed to describe a state of indifferent sophistication or emotional detachment, as seen in characters from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s works ([1], [2], [3]) and even amongst professional detectives in Arthur Conan Doyle’s narrative ([4]). In contrast, "Ruy Blas" emerges as a proper noun—a title rich with dramatic and critical connotations in works addressing political intrigue and social commentary, such as in texts by Victor Hugo and his correspondents ([5], [6], [7], [8]). Additionally, the motif of "Gil Blas" recurs, functioning not only as a literary reference but also as the name of a periodical or narrative space in Guy de Maupassant's stories ([9], [10], [11], [12]). Thus, throughout various periods and genres, "blas" and its variants have embodied both an emotional attitude of weariness and served as a symbolic reference to influential literary works and cultural critique.
  1. She, on her part, was not impressed by his studied air of blasé sophistication.
    — from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  2. Three weeks ago you used to say that you liked me because I was so blasé, so indifferent—I still am.
    — from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  3. I'm not pretending to be blasé, because it's not that.
    — from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  4. Even the professional detectives, blasé as they were in every detail of crime, appeared to be keenly interested in the man’s story.
    — from A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
  5. It was Ruy Blas .
    — from Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo by Juliette Drouet and Louis Guimbaud
  6. Angélo , Les Rayons et Les Ombres and Ruy Blas , are there to prove it.
    — from Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo by Juliette Drouet and Louis Guimbaud
  7. [78] Ruy Blas.
    — from Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo by Juliette Drouet and Louis Guimbaud
  8. He intended Ruy Blas for the Théâtre de la Renaissance, which was under the management of his friend, Anténor Joly.
    — from Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo by Juliette Drouet and Louis Guimbaud
  9. It is Columbine's day, you know; Columbine, who writes the articles in the Gil Blas.
    — from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant
  10. Every Sunday I read the Gil Blas in the shade by the side of the water.
    — from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant
  11. Gil Blas of January 22, 1884, over the signature of “MAUFRIGNEUSE.” H2 anchor MADAME HERMET Crazy people attract me.
    — from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant
  12. The Grave appeared in Gil Blas, July 29, 1883, under the signature of “Maufrigneuse.” H2 anchor ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, Vol. 13.
    — from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

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