Literary notes about summary (AI summary)
In literature, the term "summary" is employed to encapsulate or recapitulate larger bodies of work, serving as a concise restatement of ideas, events, or themes. At times, it appears as a formal chapter heading that signals a synthesis of preceding content, as seen when Dewey outlines educational principles [1, 2] or when Darwin organizes his scientific arguments [3, 4]. In other instances, authors use it more creatively—sometimes even metaphorically—to suggest a condensed or “abridged” narration, such as the playful allusion to a "summary kind of breakfast" [5] or a succinct expression of character judgments [6]. Whether functioning as an overview, a tool for clarity in exposition, or a method to streamline complex arguments, "summary" maintains its role as a bridge linking the detailed discussion to its essential essence [7, 8, 9].
- The conception that the result of the educative process Chapter Six: Education as Conservative and Progressive Summary.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - David Reed CONTENTS Chapter One: Education as a Necessity of Life Summary.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - SUMMARY OF THE PRECEDING AND PRESENT CHAPTERS.
— from On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin - SUMMARY OF THE LAST AND PRESENT CHAPTERS.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin - Suddenly, however, Hans cried a halt—that is, he made signs to that effect—and a summary kind of breakfast was laid out on the lava before us.
— from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne - "I don't like different people," and in that sentence was a summary of Anthony's prejudices.
— from The Gay Cockade by Temple Bailey - But whichever tense be used in the summary, a past tense in indirect discourse or in indirect question remains unchanged.
— from The Elements of Style by William Strunk - For fame is ultimately but the summary of all misunderstandings that crystallize about a new name."
— from Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke - But in the criticism or interpretation of literature the writer should be careful to avoid dropping into summary.
— from The Elements of Style by William Strunk
