Literary notes about concise (AI summary)
The term "concise" in literature often highlights a manner of expression that is both succinct and rich in meaning. Authors use it to praise a style that strips away the superfluous while maintaining clarity and precision. For instance, James [1] emphasizes his intent to be brief after elaboration, whereas Jefferson [2] praises a character for delivering smooth, compact speech. It is employed to describe not only narrative and poetic styles, as seen in Conrad [3] and Brontë [4], but also to extol the effectiveness of legal, historical, or technical explanation – for example, Gibbon [5] contrasts it with extended discourse and Strunk [6], [7] advocates for its disciplined use in language. This varied application across literary genres demonstrates that being concise is valued as an artful means of communicating complex ideas clearly and efficiently.
- After what I have already said, I may be quite concise.
— from The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James - Burr was smooth, polished, concise, never diffuse or declamatory, always serious and impressive.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - The Assistant Commissioner intimated by an earnest deferential gesture that he was anxious to be concise.
— from The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad - ‘Turkey and grouse,’ was the concise reply.
— from Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë - If Photius had not been so wretchedly concise, we should derive much information from the contemporary histories of Malchus and Candidus.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - If the writer tries to make it more concise by omitting “by me,”
— from The Elements of Style by William Strunk - If the poem is a narrative in the third person throughout, paragraph C need contain no more than a concise summary of the action.
— from The Elements of Style by William Strunk
