Literary notes about reminiscing (AI summary)
In literature, "reminiscing" is frequently used as a narrative tool that invites characters—and readers—to revisit past moments, often highlighting the bittersweet nature of memory. Authors employ the term to convey nostalgia, personal reflection, or even the bittersweet humor of looking back on earlier times, as seen when characters smile at shared memories or jest about resumed conversations [1, 2]. Whether recalling significant historic events or intimate personal experiences, the act of reminiscing often serves as a bridge between the past and present, offering both depth and context to the characters’ inner lives [3, 4]. It also functions as a subtle narrative pivot, allowing a shift in tone or emphasis when history and memory intertwine, thereby enriching the overall storytelling experience [5, 6].
- Reminiscing old times still brings back a smile.
— from Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various - "Good gracious, Eleanor, the Glee Club are waiting for the signal to go on while we stand here reminiscing!"
— from Grace Harlowe's Second Year at Overton College by Josephine Chase - And now, as he walked the long corridors he fell to reminiscing, to gentle, water-color thoughts of their long ride together across the countryside.
— from Highland Ballad by Christopher Leadem - For a long time afterwards she sat dreaming, reminiscing in sweet fancy every word and smile Theodore had given her.
— from Rose O'Paradise by Grace Miller White - But reminiscing in this way, as I cannot avoid doing when I think back over those terrible times, I lose the continuity of my subject.
— from Fifty Years of Public Service Personal Recollections of Shelby M. Cullom, Senior United States Senator from Illinois by Shelby M. (Shelby Moore) Cullom - In reminiscing, after he retired from the presidency, Mr. Cleveland spoke to me of his great respect and admiration for Mr. Lamar.
— from My Memories of Eighty Years by Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell) Depew
