Literary notes about bank (AI summary)
The term "bank" in literature is strikingly versatile, operating both as a descriptor of natural landscapes and as shorthand for financial institutions. In many works, it evokes the vivid imagery of riverbanks and shores—illustrated by lush, expansive settings along a river’s edge [1] or the measured, perilous ascents alongside a dike [2]. At the same time, the word is equally at home in the realm of commerce, standing for institutions where money is stored and moved, as seen in the depiction of a bustling city bank [3] or the detailed reflections on bank accounts that underscore themes of wealth and power [4]. This dual usage underscores a linguistic richness that allows writers to play on both the literal geography of a river’s boundary and the metaphorical boundaries of economic and social life.
- He pointed to an oasis of blackish green in the huge half-mown wet meadow that stretched along the right bank of the river.
— from Anna Karenina by graf Leo Tolstoy - I gathered myself well together and with one determined leap cleared both dike and bank.
— from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell - The Capital and Counties Bank, Oxford Street branch are my agents.”
— from The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - That influence, in its last analysis, was simply the power of money: Bertha Dorset's social credit was based on an impregnable bank-account.
— from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
