Literary notes about pavilion (AI summary)
In literature, "pavilion" manifests as both a grand architectural structure and a modest shelter, serving as a vivid metaphor for protection, transition, or ceremonial grandeur. In medieval romances, such as those depicting Camelot and chivalric quests, the pavilion emerges as a key locale for encounters and tournaments [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. By contrast, in folk narratives and more intimate portrayals of daily life, it characterizes humble abodes or gathering spots that offer solace and community, as noted in narratives by Chekhov, Montgomery, and various Korean storytellers [7, 8, 9, 10]. At times, it even appears as an emblem of regal splendor in works by Tolstoy, Dumas, and Shakespeare [11, 12, 13, 14], thereby encapsulating a range of symbolisms from epic heroism to everyday refuge.
- The meanwhile there came a lady by Sir Tristram's pavilion making great dole.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory - And when they were landed Sir Tristram set up his pavilion upon the land of Camelot, and there he let hang his shield upon the pavilion.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory - And so they went both into the pavilion, and anon Sir Launcelot staunched his blood.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory - Thou shalt see him time enough, said the damosel, and so as she rode near she espied the pavilion where he was.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory - It is the knight's pavilion, said Merlin, that ye fought with last, Sir Pellinore; but he is out, he is not there.
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory - With that the knight came out of the pavilion, and said, Fair knight, why smote ye down my shield?
— from Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory - When night came he was escorted to a special pavilion, where he was to sleep.
— from Korean folk tales : by Pang Im and Yuk Yi - There was another pavilion to the right of the lake and a large tree near it, up which the woodman told Im to climb.
— from Korean folk tales : by Pang Im and Yuk Yi - On the way he was overtaken by rain, and turned into a side pavilion for rest and shelter.
— from Korean folk tales : by Pang Im and Yuk Yi - She ran gaily back to the pavilion and lingered for a moment in the glow of the lanterns at the entrance looking at the dancers.
— from Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery - The great barrier stood just in front of the imperial pavilion.
— from Anna Karenina by graf Leo Tolstoy - “I reside in my father’s house, but occupy a pavilion at the farther side of the courtyard, entirely separated from the main building.”
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - She did lie In her pavilion, cloth-of-gold, of tissue, O'erpicturing that Venus where we see The fancy out-work nature.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - Upon the steep cliff, where the pavilion called “The Aeolian Harp” is erected, figured the lovers of scenery, directing their telescopes upon Elbruz.
— from A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Iurevich Lermontov
