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Literary notes about ring (AI summary)

In literature, the term "ring" operates on multiple symbolic and literal levels. It can denote a physical object imbued with emotional or narrative weight—such as a cherished wedding ring signifying love and commitment ([1], [2]) or an enchanted ring that carries magical significance ([3], [4]). At the same time, it functions as an auditory signal that propels the story forward, illustrated by the sudden ring of a bell creating suspense or signaling change ([5], [6]). Beyond the tangible, "ring" also evokes abstract concepts, like a "ring of truth" that underlines credibility or unity ([7]), or even symbolizes the inclusive circle of camaraderie and authority ([8], [9]). This multilayered usage underscores its rich capacity to both physically and metaphorically resonate within the literary landscape.
  1. There was left to me only the memory of her virtues and her charms, and this golden wedding ring.
    — from Pan Tadeusz; or, The last foray in Lithuania by Adam Mickiewicz
  2. I have lost a seal-ring of my grandfather’s worth forty mark.
    — from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
  3. Whoever had Bruja’s ring would [ 109 ] sleep soundly and never wake as long as the charmed ring was on his finger.
    — from Filipino Popular Tales
  4. Yet he owned a ring, a charm which had been given him by a woman for saving her from the hands of a robber.
    — from Filipino Popular Tales
  5. Then I heard a bell ring, and the butler appeared.
    — from The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
  6. " "You are very good, I hope it won't hurt your eyes—will you ring the bell for some working candles?
    — from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
  7. There was the ring of truth in what he said, and I knew that if I raised my voice I was a dead man.
    — from The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
  8. Many an honest man has sat in a ring of his five best friends under heaven and forgotten who was in the room while he explained some system.
    — from What's Wrong with the World by G. K. Chesterton
  9. All the eligible young men of the village then assemble, and form a ring round this hut.
    — from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 7 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

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