Literary notes about bold (AI summary)
In literature, the word "bold" operates on multiple levels, conveying not only physical appearance—like striking handwriting that evokes deep emotion ([1]) or a face marked with confident expression ([2])—but also character and action. It is employed to describe fearless conduct and daring decisions, as when a character’s impudence or unconventional assertion is highlighted ([3], [4]), or when a warrior’s audacious deeds are celebrated ([5], [6]). Authors extend its use to capture the essence of resoluteness in both epic narratives and everyday moments, suggesting that boldness can be both a visual marker and a reflective quality of inner strength ([7], [8]). This versatility allows the term to bridge straightforward description with metaphorical depth in a range of literary contexts.
- My name was traced on it in a large, bold handwriting; and suddenly tears came to my eyes.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant - He sat forward, his hands clasped and his forearms on his knees, with an answering smile upon his bold, handsome face.
— from The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle - "What are you laughing at, you bold, impudent child?"
— from A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett - “It was a bold step, and one that showed some courage,” remarked the Englishman.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - Then this Prince of the thanes, this man so bold of deed and honoured by Fate, this battle-dear warrior went into the hall to greet King Hrothgar.
— from The Story of Beowulf, Translated from Anglo-Saxon into Modern English Prose - Ten million others, brave and bold, With coats that shone like burning gold, Came flying from the mountain crest Where sinks the weary sun to rest.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - Occasionally a cow or the young bull (how handsome and bold he is!) scratches and munches the far end of the log on which I sit.
— from Complete Prose Works by Walt Whitman - And yet there are people who are bold enough to say that race feeling in America is not growing less intense!
— from Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington
