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Revolutionary Lives: Constance and Casimir Markievicz
Lauren Arrington
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Description for Revolutionary Lives: Constance and Casimir Markievicz
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 599.
Constance Markievicz (1868-1927), born to the privileged Protestant upper class in Ireland, embraced suffrage before scandalously leaving for a bohemian life in London and then Paris. She would become known for her roles as politician and Irish revolutionary nationalist. Her husband, Casimir Dunin Markievicz (1874-1932), a painter, playwright, and theater director, was a Polish noble who would eventually join the Russian imperial army to fight on behalf of Polish freedom during World War I. Revolutionary Lives offers the first dual biography of these two prominent European activists and artists. Tracing the Markieviczes' entwined and impassioned trajectories, biographer Lauren Arrington sheds ... Read more
Constance Markievicz (1868-1927), born to the privileged Protestant upper class in Ireland, embraced suffrage before scandalously leaving for a bohemian life in London and then Paris. She would become known for her roles as politician and Irish revolutionary nationalist. Her husband, Casimir Dunin Markievicz (1874-1932), a painter, playwright, and theater director, was a Polish noble who would eventually join the Russian imperial army to fight on behalf of Polish freedom during World War I. Revolutionary Lives offers the first dual biography of these two prominent European activists and artists. Tracing the Markieviczes' entwined and impassioned trajectories, biographer Lauren Arrington sheds ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691161242
SKU
V9780691161242
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About Lauren Arrington
Lauren Arrington is senior lecturer at the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool. She is the author of W. B. Yeats, the Abbey Theatre, Censorship, and the Irish State.
Reviews for Revolutionary Lives: Constance and Casimir Markievicz
Amid the many books being rushed out to coincide with the centenary of the Easter Rising, Arrington has written a volume of lasting significance, highlighting the complexity of a figure who continues to fascinate.
James Morgan, Times Literary Supplement [A] fascinating account of a European couple immersed in art, politics and revolution.an engaging book... It not only paints a ... Read more
James Morgan, Times Literary Supplement [A] fascinating account of a European couple immersed in art, politics and revolution.an engaging book... It not only paints a ... Read more