Analecta (Noun)
Meaning
A collection of excerpts from a literary work.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The scholar's analecta of 19th-century poetry was a treasure trove of rare and forgotten verses.
- The professor's lecture was based on an analecta of passages from Shakespeare's plays that illustrated his use of metaphor.
- The analecta of Emily Dickinson's letters provided a unique insight into the poet's inner world.
- The book was an analecta of essays by prominent critics, each one analyzing a different aspect of the novel.
- The researcher spent years compiling an analecta of quotes from ancient Greek philosophers that shed light on their views on ethics.