Literary notes about represented (AI summary)
The term "represented" is employed in literature to denote both concrete and abstract portrayals. It is used to describe visual depictions of figures and symbols, such as mythic deities or historical characters clothed in specific regalia [1], [2], or even illustrating details in an engraving [3]. At the same time, it functions to convey metaphorical or ideological positions—where a person might present themselves in a particular way [4] or where institutions and ideas are embodied through tangible symbols, as seen in discussions of political fairness [5], [6] and individual character traits [7], [8]. This dual usage underscores the term’s versatility in bridging physical representation with deeper contextual meaning, allowing authors across genres to articulate both literal and figurative dimensions of their subjects.
- Saturn is usually represented bearing a sickle in the one hand and a wheat-sheaf in the other.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens - Her usual attendants are the Charites or Graces (Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia), who are represented undraped and intertwined in a loving embrace.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens - (In order to make it clearer, the supplementary threads are represented in the engraving in a darker shade).
— from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - You know that he represented himself as the Wandering Jew, as the discoverer of the elixir of life, of the philosopher’s stone, and so forth.
— from Best Russian Short Stories - In a really equal democracy, every or any section would be represented, not disproportionately, but proportionately.
— from Considerations on Representative Government by John Stuart Mill - It is an essential part of democracy that minorities should be adequately represented.
— from Considerations on Representative Government by John Stuart Mill - It was only an average little conscience, a thing which represented the world, her past environment, habit, convention, in a confused way.
— from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser - She had been dominated by distress and the enthusiastic forces of relief which Drouet represented at an opportune moment when she yielded to him.
— from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser
