Literary notes about nevertheless (AI summary)
The word "nevertheless" often functions as a pivot that introduces contrast or a surprising continuation despite preceding circumstances. It is used by authors to acknowledge a conflicting situation or an inherent paradox—one might be drawn forward by a potent curiosity even amid overwhelming odds [1] or recognize formality yet assert an inviting atmosphere in a social ritual [2]. In narrative and philosophical texts alike, “nevertheless” bridges initial conditions with subsequent developments, as when historical intrigues still persist despite prior restrictions [3, 4] or when personal resolve emerges against the odds [5, 6]. This adverb serves to underline that, regardless of earlier complications or unexpected shifts in tone, the narrative or argument persists with renewed emphasis, thereby enriching the texture of the literary work [7, 8, 9].
- Nevertheless, we were drawn forward by an all-absorbing and impatient curiosity.
— from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne - A "tea," even though it be formal, is nevertheless friendly and inviting.
— from Etiquette by Emily Post - The laws, nevertheless, were first taken from the Greeks, according to the testimony of Ulpian, L. poster.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais - " Nevertheless, the struggle once begun, it became impossible in many instances, during certain excited hours of fighting, to moderate their ardor.
— from The History of a Crime by Victor Hugo - “Nevertheless, I know you!” replied Cyrus Harding.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne - Nevertheless, I resolved never to leave her.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - But he kept up, nevertheless, and, with his head drooping languidly on his breast, went stumbling onward, he knew not whither.
— from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens - Nevertheless, in the midst of bliss, some tinge of sadness gained upon our souls.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - And if He should never give them consolation, nevertheless they would always praise Him and always give Him thanks.
— from The Imitation of Christ by à Kempis Thomas