Ivy Day in the Committee Room

by

James Joyce

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Ivy Day in the Committee Room Terms

Nationalism

A type of political patriotism that stresses the needs of one’s country above all others. With respect to Ireland, the Nationalist party is historically anti-England and pro-independence. It was led most memorably by Charles Stewartread analysis of Nationalism

Ivy Day

Ivy Day is an annual commemoration of the late Irish Nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell who nearly emancipated Ireland from English rule. Held on October 6th, the anniversary of Parnell’s death, it is meant to… read analysis of Ivy Day

The Committee Room

The Committee Room is the headquarters of Ireland’s Nationalist party, and the setting for “Ivy Day in the Committee Room.” Joyce assumed his Irish readers would know that this was where the followers of the… read analysis of The Committee Room

Conservatism

The Conservative Party is an Irish political party. Unlike Nationalists, Irish Conservatives did not seek Ireland’s independence from England. Consequently, Conservatives did not worship the late Nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell, as most… read analysis of Conservatism

Shoeboy

An insincere flatterer. read analysis of Shoeboy
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