Literary notes about blue (AI summary)
In literature, "blue" is employed to evoke a spectrum of meanings, ranging from mysticism and melancholy to nobility and beauty. It can imbue a narrative with an air of mystery, as when a "blue phial" becomes a symbolic object imbued with hidden powers [1]. At the same time, the hue serves as a marker of prestige and character, whether in describing the glamour of attire that exalts the wearer [2], the deep emotional resonance found in a character's blue eyes [3], or even the serene, expansive quality of the blue heavens and seas that set the scene [4][5]. Additionally, blue extends into the pragmatic realm—denoting identification through objects like blue ribbons or the uniforms of servants [6]—thereby enriching characterizations and settings alike.
- “The blue phial,” said he—“in the aumry—the blue phial.”
— from Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson - To be dressed in blue is glorious; to be dressed in red is disagreeable.
— from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - Your words have delineated very prettily a graceful Apollo: he is present to your imagination,—tall, fair, blue-eyed, and with a Grecian profile.
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë - Sisa began to sing before the house with her gaze fixed on the moon, which soared majestically in the blue heavens among golden clouds.
— from The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal - They rowed and rowed until they were far out into the blue sea.
— from Filipino Popular Tales - BLUE, colour of servants' livery, hence "—order," "—waiters.
— from The Alchemist by Ben Jonson
