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Reinterpreting Emmet - Essays on the Life and Legacy of Robert Emmet (Paperback, New)
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Reinterpreting Emmet - Essays on the Life and Legacy of Robert Emmet (Paperback, New)
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Robert Emmet's life, death, and immediate elevation into the
pantheon of Irish nationalist heroes are well known. These essays
on Emmet's life and legacy, however, demonstrate a new
interdisciplinary approach to studies of the Irish nationalist
hero. "Reinventing Emmet" includes essays on commemoration,
literature, legal history and aspects of the Emmet legacy not
explored elsewhere, such as studies of his influence on American
culture, and draws on research from young as well as established
scholars. Robert Emmet is an Irish (and Irish-American) nationalist
icon. Although Emmet's rebellion of 1803 was an embarrassing
failure, his speech from the dock prior to his execution for high
treason has captured national and international imagination. The
trial, the speech, and the image of Emmet have in many ways
superseded his actual achievements, and have been perpetually
reproduced across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries,
culminating in the bicentenary of Emmet's rebellion in 2003. But
what is Emmet's legacy? Is there more to this iconic figure than a
failed rebellion and a memorable speech?
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