Masks of anarchy : the history of a radical poem, from Percy Shelley to the Triangle Factory fire
Demson, Michael2013
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In 1819, British troops attacked a peaceful crowd of demonstrators near Manchester, killing and maiming hundreds. News of the Peterloo Massacre, as it came to be known, travelled to the young English poet Percy Shelley, then living in Italy, who immediately sat down at his desk and penned one of the greatest political poems in the English language. His words would later inspire figures as wide-ranging as Henry David Thoreau and Mahatma Gandhi - and also Pauline Newman, the woman the New York Times called the 'New Joan of Arc' in 1907.
Main title:
Masks of anarchy : the history of a radical poem, from Percy Shelley to the Triangle Factory fire / Michael Demson ; illustrated by Summer McClinton.
Author:
Demson, Michael, authorMcClinton, Summer, artist
Imprint:
London : Verso, 2013.
Collation:
128 pages ; 28 cm
ISBN:
9781781680988 (pbk)1781680981
Dewey class:
331.8'8187'089924'07471
Language:
English
Subject:
Newman, Pauline -- Comic books, strips, etcShelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. Masque of anarchyShelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Influence -- Comic books, strips, etcWomen labor union members -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etcCollective bargaining -- Clothing industry -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etcWorking class -- Political activity -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th centuryPeterloo Massacre, Manchester, England, 1819 -- Poetry -- Comic books, strips, etcIndustryIndustry
BRN:
893493
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