Literary notes about subsequently (AI summary)
"Subsequently" functions as a temporal connector that signals events or changes occurring in a clear, orderly sequence throughout literary texts. Writers use it to transition from one stage in a narrative or argument to another, marking a clear progression from prior events. It can denote actions that follow earlier recommendations or decisions [1], indicate the creation of heir works or shifts in roles [2, 3], or even track series of historical events and character developments [4, 5]. In essence, the word helps construct a coherent timeline, ensuring that the reader understands that what comes next naturally follows from what has come before.
- "Such a recommendation was introduced by Gouverneur Morris and passed, but subsequently omitted."— Ibid. , p. 136, note .
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Other versions, with the same title, were subsequently written.
— from Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Jean de La Fontaine - He it was who, though at first born as Kshatriya, subsequently became a Brahmana by virtue of his ascetic penances.
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - Subsequently he was good enough to read over a type-written copy, so that its substantial correctness is undeniable.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. Wells - Subsequently he returned to Sicily, and died at the age of ninety-six in 256 B.C.
— from On the Sublime by active 1st century Longinus
