Literary notes about regent (AI summary)
In literature, the term regent is often used to depict a figure entrusted with executive authority during periods when a rightful ruler is unable or unready to govern. Authors portray regents as guardians or interim rulers, such as a noblewoman governing Italy for her young son [1] or an official overseeing Scotland during a monarch's minority [2]. Beyond its political connotations, the word also appears in poetic and dramatic contexts, where it can evoke both heroic and controversial facets of leadership [3], and is even employed in urban settings to lend a regal atmosphere to familiar locales [4].
- Amalasun′tha, daughter of Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, and after his death regent of Italy for her son Athalarich.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various - He was regent of Scotland during the minority of James V (1515-23).
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various - I am renowned, again, as the fifth Regent of the Universe!
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - Then, being persuaded it was Regent Street again, I was oddly muddled about some fantastic reminiscences that cropped up.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. Wells
