Literary notes about party (AI summary)
The term “party” exhibits remarkable versatility in literature, functioning as a descriptor for diverse assemblies and groups. In some narratives it denotes social gatherings, from intimate dinner parties and festive occasions that reveal the intricate dynamics of society ([1], [2], [3]), to more casual or even humorous get-togethers ([4], [5]). In other works the word takes on a more collective dimension, referring to groups of individuals bound by a common purpose—be it military expeditions and exploratory ventures ([6], [7], [8], [9]), or political factions and contractual entities that highlight conflicts and alliances ([10], [11], [12], [13]). This duality enriches the term’s literary usage, offering a bridge between personal interactions and broader societal or historical movements.
- It was the kind of party which makes you wonder why the hostess has troubled to bid her guests, and why the guests have troubled to come.
— from The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham - " In the open yard before the Rainbow the party of guests were already assembled, though it was still nearly an hour before the appointed feast time.
— from Silas Marner by George Eliot - I want you to send her an invitation for our party to-night.
— from Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde - Then the whole party, quietened, went indoors.
— from The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence - "I'll get my sewing and we'll have a little thimble party of two.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery - "A party of light horse," said one; "the English, perhaps; let's run home."
— from American Historical and Literary Curiosities: Second Series, Complete by J. Jay Smith - Capt Clark killed a buffaloe and 4 deer in the course of his walk today; and the party with me killed 3 deer, 2 beaver, and 4 buffaloe calves.
— from The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis - Meanwhile a party of volunteers had made the necessary preparations for the execution, in the valley traversed by the branch.
— from Roughing It by Mark Twain - In three seconds nothing remained of the attacking party but the five who had fallen, four on the inside and one on the outside of the palisade.
— from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - It is only in such a way that the state can reasonably guarantee the permanence of a contract to which it is in a sense a party.
— from The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) - A Political Party that knows not when it is beaten, may become one of the fatallist of things, to itself, and to all.
— from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle - There is no U.S. party line; it is virtually impossible to imagine that within our civilization as we now know it there could be one.
— from Psychological Warfare by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger - Complete harmony between the senate and the knights, as Cicero says, was the only thing that could have saved Rome from the popular party and Caesar.
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero
