Robert Emmet by Marianne Elliott
Robert Emmet was the romantic hero of the 1803 Irish Uprising. This is the definitive, thrilling account of his life and legend. Robert Emmet, the leader of the doomed July 1803 rebellion, was executed for treason by the British government in September 1803. He became a legend, fuelled by his speech from the dock after the judge pronounced sentence, his doomed romance with Sarah Curran (whose father, a Patriot advocate, had refused to help Emmet), the moving scenes from his last night in prison, and his courage and defiance at the scaffold. Two hundred years from his death, many nationalists can still recite by heart his famous death oration.
A brilliant masterclass in how history and legend might be interpreted -- Colm Tobin * The Dublin Review *
Professor Elliott is to be congratulated, in her unsparing and refreshing book, for dragging Robert Emmet back towards the truth-- Jenny McCartney * Sunday Telegraph *
Elliott has had a long time to think about Emmet and it shows for this is the most elegantly written and authoritative of all the recent studies. Elliott's book positively bristles with brilliant insights. -- Steven King * The Irish Independent *
It not only illuminates Irish history, but also contributes to our understanding of the larger phenomenon of nationalism. -- Charles Townshend * Financial Times *
A brilliant and provocative book, at once elegiac, empathic and searching: it will be read, admired and discussed for years to come. * Professor Alvin Jackson *
Professor Elliott is to be congratulated, in her unsparing and refreshing book, for dragging Robert Emmet back towards the truth-- Jenny McCartney * Sunday Telegraph *
Elliott has had a long time to think about Emmet and it shows for this is the most elegantly written and authoritative of all the recent studies. Elliott's book positively bristles with brilliant insights. -- Steven King * The Irish Independent *
It not only illuminates Irish history, but also contributes to our understanding of the larger phenomenon of nationalism. -- Charles Townshend * Financial Times *
A brilliant and provocative book, at once elegiac, empathic and searching: it will be read, admired and discussed for years to come. * Professor Alvin Jackson *
Professor Marianne Elliott is one of the leading Irish historians. Her previous books include the best-selling Catholics of Ulster (Penguin) and Wolfe Tone (Yale), which won the Irish Independent/Irish Life Biography Prize. She is Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at Liverpool University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861976789 |
| ISBN 10 | 186197678X |
| Title | Robert Emmet |
| Author | Marianne Elliott |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-09-16 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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