Literary notes about outbreak (AI summary)
The term "outbreak" in literature has been employed with remarkable versatility, denoting sudden and often disruptive commencements in various spheres of life. In historical and military texts, it frequently marks the inception of wars, rebellions, or uprisings, as seen in descriptions of the outbreak of hostilities or social revolution [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5]. Simultaneously, authors have used it to refer to the sudden onset of epidemics or natural disasters, whether it be a fungal epidemic in agriculture [6] or a bubonic plague that affected international trade [7], [8]. The word also appears in more personal or metaphorical contexts, describing explosive emotional episodes or shifts in behavior, such as sudden outbursts of temper or passion [9], [10], [11], and even drawing a connection to instances of inexplicable public reactions [12] and laughter [13]. In this way, "outbreak" serves as a multifaceted term that encapsulates both literal and figurative eruptions, enriching the narrative with its connotation of sudden, often uncontrollable change.
- At the outbreak of the War with Rome, 88 B.C. , he had collected a motley force of 250,000 foot and 40,000 horse.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce - At the outbreak of the war Thomas was serving his seventh consecutive term in the state senate.
— from Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney - Accordingly they sailed from Marseilles towards the end of April, and at Aden were met by the astounding news of the outbreak of the Mutiny.
— from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano - It is impossible, then, to ignore the role of Germany in the present outbreak of world revolution.
— from Secret societies and subversive movements by Nesta Helen Webster - And in every outbreak of the social revolution the authors of the movement have been known to be connected with secret societies.
— from Secret societies and subversive movements by Nesta Helen Webster - Long periods of heavy rainfall were very favorable for an epidemic outbreak of this fungus on walnut and other nursery stock.
— from Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting - The boom derived its name from the outbreak of bubonic plague in Brazil, as a result of which the ports of that country were quarantined.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - Up to the outbreak of the war, Germany was the chief coffee-drinking country of Europe.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - “Thee'st done it now,” said Mr. Poyser, a little alarmed and uneasy, but not without some triumphant amusement at his wife's outbreak.
— from Adam Bede by George Eliot - “Good God!” cried Mr. Pocket, in an outbreak of desolate desperation.
— from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - It is a mere girlish outbreak which, I am sure, will not be permanent.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy - There was a wild outbreak of anger below, and the mob swarmed in from all around, and there we were treed, and prisoners.
— from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain - But at once there was an outbreak of laughter and exclamations in the crowd.
— from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky