Robert Emmet
Subtitle: the making of a legend
By: Marianne Elliott.
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Emmet, Robert, 1778-1803.; Emmet, Robert, 1778-1803 -- In literature.; Revolutionaries -- Ireland -- Biography.; Ireland -- History -- Emmet's Rebellion, 1803.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "In Robert Emmet: The Making of a Legend, Marianne Elliott unravels the myth. She shows it to have all the elements of a classic story: a wellborn young man struck down in the prime of his life; a tragic love affair; conspiracy and betrayal; an unmarked grave. She shows, for the first time, how myth-makers and patriots created one of the most powerful legends in modern history."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-280) and index.