Literary notes about case (AI summary)
The word “case” in literature is remarkably polysemous, serving various functions depending on context. It can denote a legal matter or judicial proceeding—illustrated by its use in discussions of prolonged litigation [1] and legal prescriptions [2]—or refer to a specific instance or circumstance that exemplifies an argument, as seen in philosophical debates [3][4] and narrative twists [5][6]. In other instances, “case” marks grammatical classifications, notably in references to the dative case [7][8][9], while sometimes it even designates a physical container, adding tangible detail to the scene [10][11]. This diverse employment across genres—from legal and philosophical texts to narrative and technical manuals—demonstrates the fluidity and richness of “case” as a literary term.
- If the case turn into a civil one it will never be concluded in less than five years.
— from Nil Darpan; or, The Indigo Planting Mirror, A Drama. by Dinabandhu Mitra - The other and more familiar case is prescription, where a public adverse holding for a certain time has a similar effect.
— from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes - This case helps us to understand why it is that the ordinary spontaneous flow of our ideas does not follow the law of impartial redintegration.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James - Such an existence is, in this case, too large for our empirical conception, and unattainable by the continued regress of any synthesis.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant - The case was desperate; for the pony was quickening his pace.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens - “In that case I think that it is probable that no further steps may be taken.
— from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - Dative case , defined, 419 ; plur., how formed, 428 ; lacking, see Defective , substantives, lacking cases.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane - 1. Dative case.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - An adjective either of the subject or of the predicate, may be modified by an oblique case or by an adverb.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane - A pair of watch-case receivers having a resistance of 1,000 ohms each, manufactured by a reliable firm.
— from Boy Scouts Handbook by Boy Scouts of America - Now try—" She laughed, and bending over the sheet of paper which he had laid on his note-case, began to write.
— from The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
