Literary notes about rendezvous (AI summary)
The word “rendezvous” in literature is deployed in a richly varied manner, acting both as a literal meeting place and as a metaphorical nexus of ideas or events. In some writings it sets the stage for clandestine or romantic encounters, evoking images of whispered trysts as in the narrative of a suspected lovers’ meeting ([1]) or the solitary anticipation of a secret assembly ([2]). In other instances, it anchors historical or military strategy with precision, coordinating troop movements and marking the turning points of conflict ([3], [4], [5]). Beyond these, the term is even extended to abstract gatherings, such as the convergence of personalities or ideas in philosophical musings ([6]), and finds its place in modern technological contexts, as illustrated by its use in space exploration ([7]). This multifaceted employment of “rendezvous” underscores its enduring capacity to imbue a narrative with intrigue, intimacy, and gravitas.
- Beholding Mrs. Pontellier make her appearance, the girl had at once suspected a lovers' rendezvous.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin - She would walk the foreshore alone after dusk, expecting, expecting something, as if she had gone to a rendezvous.
— from The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence - I was assigned to the Pittsburg rendezvous, whither I proceeded and relieved Lieutenant Scott.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. Sherman - The troops of Constantine were ordered to a rendezvous at Thessalonica; they amounted to above a hundred and twenty thousand horse and foot.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - The general had only written him that, as he could not reach the coast before the bad season, he should rendezvous at Achem.
— from The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. Mahan - Is one a personality or merely a rendezvous of personalities? ...
— from The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book III and IV by Nietzsche - Gemini 6 and 7 accomplished the first manned rendezvous in space.
— from Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution