Literary notes about glade (AI summary)
The term “glade” is often used to evoke a vivid image of an open clearing amid dense woodland, serving as a backdrop for moments of mystery, romance, and unexpected encounters. Writers imbue these spaces with both tranquility and latent drama, as when a hidden glade becomes the site of fairy assemblies under a moonlit sky [1] or a solitary and untouched haven that beckons a yearning heart toward uncharted realms [2]. In adventure and epic narratives, the glade frequently marks a point of transition—a place where characters confront fate or pause before venturing deeper into the wild [3, 4]—while its varied portrayals can also invoke an eerie or even somber atmosphere.
- On this night, in a mossy moonlit glade, the King and Queen of the fairies met.
— from Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit and William Shakespeare - The heart has a yearning for the unknown, a longing to penetrate the deep shadow and the winding glade, where, as it seems, no human foot has been.
— from The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies by Walter Besant - 1805 Set out early proceeded on up the Creek passing through a Small glade at 6 miles at which place we found a horse.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis - We occupied, in this place, the centre of a vast glade surrounded by the lofty foliage of the submarine forest.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne
