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Literary notes about encore (AI summary)

The word "encore" has long served as a powerful linguistic motif in literature, symbolizing an audience’s demand for continued performance as well as broader themes of repetition and persistence. In works like James Joyce’s Ulysses [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7], "encore" is deployed as a dramatic exclamation that punctuates the narrative and calls for another round of applause, resonating with the jubilant spirit of the moment. Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court [8, 9, 10] similarly harnesses the term to capture a communal excitement, with repeated cries reinforcing a sense of shared enthusiasm. Beyond the stage, authors like Charles Dickens [11] and Anton Chekhov [12, 13] use "encore" to underline moments of surprise or to heighten tension, while French compositions and historical texts [14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22] illustrate the word’s adaptability in conveying both literal and metaphorical continuations. Even in the travel narratives of Marco Polo [23, 24, 25, 26, 27] and in the philosophical musings of writers like Bernard Shaw [28] and Charles Darwin [29], "encore" emerges as a multi-faceted term, bridging performance, narrative structure, and the persistent human desire for more.
  1. Baraabum!) TUTTI: Encore!
    — from Ulysses by James Joyce
  2. Encore!
    — from Ulysses by James Joyce
  3. Encore deux minutes .
    — from Ulysses by James Joyce
  4. Encore!
    — from Ulysses by James Joyce
  5. Omelette... THE WHORES: (Laughing.) Encore!
    — from Ulysses by James Joyce
  6. Encore!
    — from Ulysses by James Joyce
  7. Encore!
    — from Ulysses by James Joyce
  8. From all around and everywhere, the shout went up: “Encore! encore!”
    — from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
  9. From all around and everywhere, the shout went up: “Encore! encore!”
    — from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
  10. I got another encore; and another, and another, and still another.
    — from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
  11. ‘That’ll be a double encore if you take care, boys,’ said Mr. Crummles.
    — from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
  12. [Applauds] Bravo, Bravo! Encore!
    — from Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
  13. The public applauded and shouted encore.
    — from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
  14. toujours , sans cesse; encore à présent; néanmoins.
    — from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann
  15. Il nous faut de l'audace, et encore de l'audace, et toujours de l'audace, To dare, and again to dare, and without end to dare!"
    — from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle
  16. La reine l'avait fait attacher à la ligne d'Antoine par un autre plongeur encore plus diligent que celui du général.
    — from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann
  17. Déjà il a atteint l'extrémité de l'échafaudage; encore un pas en arrière et c'en est fait!
    — from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann
  18. encore , jusqu'à présent; de nouveau; de plus; et même.
    — from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann
  19. De --, encore une fois.
    — from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann
  20. J'aime encore mieux dormir la moitié de ma vie, que d'en perdre en plaisirs comme toi la moitié.
    — from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann
  21. Les portes n'ont pas encore été ouvertes.
    — from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann
  22. Ce n’est pas tout que des choux, il faut encore de la graisse.
    — from A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs
  23. (After Atkinson) "Il a encore aiglies qe sunt afaités à prendre leus et voupes et dain et chavrion, et en prennent assez.
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  24. Adonc treuve … une Provence qe est encore de le confin dou Mangi.
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  25. à tous poinz com nous creiens, ains d'une sorte encore plus merveillouse.
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  26. Encore le voit-on en ichelle partie: Qui croire ne m'en voelt, si voist; car je l'en prie!"
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  27. en a aucun qui sont féoil du dit Apostoille et encore plus forment que li nostre prudhome de Venisse .
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  28. Encore vingt ou trente ans de cette vie-ci, et puis nous songerons a nous."
    — from Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw
  29. Les EXPERIENCES sur les animaux sauvages devenus domestiques, et sur les animaux domestiques redevenus sauvages, la demontrent plus clairment encore.
    — from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin

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