Literary notes about blas (AI summary)
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.
- She, on her part, was not impressed by his studied air of blasé sophistication.
— from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald - 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 - I'm not pretending to be blasé, because it's not that.
— from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald - 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 - It was Ruy Blas .
— from Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo by Juliette Drouet and Louis Guimbaud - 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 - [78] Ruy Blas.
— from Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo by Juliette Drouet and Louis Guimbaud - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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