Creating the Empress : Politics and Poetry in the Age of Catherine II /

In Creating the Empress, Vera Proskurina examines the interaction between power and poetry in creating the imperial image of Catherine the Great, providing a detailed analysis of a wide range of Russian literary works from this period, particularly the main Classical myths associated with Catherine...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Proskurina, Vera (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2017]
Colección:Ars Rossica
Temas:
1700-1799
Politics and literature > Russia > History > 18th century.
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Russian poetry > 18th century > History and criticism.
Symbolism in literature.
Politique et littérature > Russie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) dans la littérature.
Symbolisme dans la littérature.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Royalty.
Politics and literature.
Russian poetry.
Russia.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. Coup d'état as Cross-dressing
  • Chapter Two. Astraea's coming to the Russian Throne
  • Chapter Three. Catherine the Healer
  • Chapter Four. Toppling the Bronze Horseman
  • Chapter Five. The War in Greek Garb
  • Chapter Six. The Birth of Felitsa
  • Chapter Seven. Politics as Carnival in Derzhavin's Ode to Fortun
  • Chapter Eight. Ridiculing the Monarch
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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