Literary notes about suite (AI summary)
The term "suite" carries a variety of nuanced meanings in literary works. In some contexts it denotes a retinue or group of attendants accompanying a distinguished individual, as seen in several depictions of military and noble entourages [1][2][3]. In other narratives, "suite" refers to a cluster of connected rooms, evoking a sense of opulence or grandeur, as described in elegant apartments or palace settings [4][5][6]. Additionally, the word is employed musically to represent a set of compositions, such as the celebrated Peer Gynt suite [7]. There are even instances where the term is woven into expressions of immediacy in French, adding yet another layer to its versatility [8][9].
- And Denísov rode up to a group that had stopped near Rostóv, composed of the colonel, Nesvítski, Zherkóv, and the officer from the suite.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - A general with a brilliant suite galloped off at once to fetch the boyars.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - Behind Kutúzov, at a distance that allowed every softly spoken word to be heard, followed some twenty men of his suite.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - The Boston leader, Dr. M. W. Lewis, lodged my companion and myself in a modern, artistically decorated suite.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - A private staircase led to the suite of rooms of Lord Valentine, who lived in the family mansion.
— from Sybil, Or, The Two Nations by Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli - They passed through a suite of magnificent rooms, filled with attentive domestics.
— from Best Russian Short Stories - He played for us, in masterly fashion, the Peer Gynt suite, and after that a composition of his own.
— from The Gay Cockade by Temple Bailey - Etre convoqué par le président de l'Université d'Illinois suite à une plainte déposée par l'Université d'Oxford.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert - On verra par la suite l'impact de cette politique éditoriale sur le fonctionnement pratique de CyLibris.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert
