Jail Journal
E1007442
Jail Journal is a famous autobiographical work by Irish nationalist John Mitchel, recounting his arrest, trial, and transportation for his political activities in the mid-19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jail Journal canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical work
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fenian tradition
ⓘ
Irish republicanism ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Young Ireland movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Mitchel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| criticizes |
British government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British policy in Ireland ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
arrest of John Mitchel in 1848
ⓘ
imprisonment of John Mitchel ⓘ transportation of John Mitchel to Van Diemen's Land ⓘ trial of John Mitchel for treason felony ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
political writing ⓘ prison literature ⓘ |
| hasForm |
diary
ⓘ
journal ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Irish republican political discourse
ⓘ
later Irish nationalist writers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
colonialism and empire
ⓘ
exile ⓘ justice and injustice ⓘ national identity ⓘ political martyrdom ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
classic of Irish nationalist literature
ⓘ
important work of 19th-century prison literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British rule in Ireland
ⓘ
Irish nationalism ⓘ John Mitchel NERFINISHED ⓘ political imprisonment ⓘ transportation of convicts ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed account of political trial and transportation
ⓘ
influence on Irish nationalist thought ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Irish nationalist
ⓘ
Irish republican ⓘ |
| setting |
Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Diemen's Land NERFINISHED ⓘ prison ships ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
1848
ⓘ
mid-19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.