Literary notes about compendium (AI summary)
The term "compendium" in literature typically conveys the idea of an all-encompassing collection that organizes a wide array of information or ideas into a coherent whole. For instance, it is used to denote works that synthesize vast bodies of thought—from Montesquieu’s collection of mythological and sacred texts ([1]) to Kant’s vision of a foundational treatise of pure principles ([2]). It also appears in the context of religious and philosophical works that gather doctrines or teachings ([3], [4]), and even in historical writings where it signifies a comprehensive account of events or customs ([5], [6], [7]). In narrative literature, the word can extend metaphorically, characterizing individuals who seem to embody a complete spectrum of virtues ([8]).
- Montesquieu's Spirit of Laws , a compendium of Mythology, the Vedam, the Koran, and the Old and New Testaments—all in French.
— from The History of Napoleon Buonaparte by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart - An organon of pure reason would be a compendium of those principles according to which alone all pure cognitions a priori can be obtained.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant - "—A compendium of the doctrine of the Gospel published for missionaries.
— from Defense of the Faith and the Saints (Volume 2 of 2) by B. H. (Brigham Henry) Roberts - A Compendium of the Doctrines of Christianity.
— from Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo - Compendium, or Compiegne, was a palace of more dignity, (Hadrian.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Jarby's Encyclopedia of Knowledge and Compendium of Literature, Science and Art should be in every home, in every store, in every office.
— from Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent by Ellis Parker Butler - Still accepted as a legal authority in the kingdom, the work is much more valuable as a compendium of general knowledge than as an exposition of law.
— from Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 - Aglaya’s husband was to be a compendium of all the virtues, and of all success, not to speak of fabulous wealth.
— from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
