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

Name: Creating the Empress
Brand: Academic Studies Press
SKU: 9781618118059
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ISBN: 9781618118059

by Vera Proskurina

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Ars Rossica

ISBN-10 1618118056

ISBN-13 9781618118059

Publisher Academic Studies Press

Imprint Academic Studies Press

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jun 14th, 2018

Print length 312 Pages

Product Classification: Biography: royalty Biography: royalty Literature: history & criticism Literature: history and criticism History of other lands History of other geographical groupings and regions or specific cultures / societies / groups / peoples

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Examines the interaction between power and poetry in creating the imperial image of Catherine the Great, providing a detailed analysis of a range of Russian literary works from this period, particularly the main Classical myths associated with Catherine, as well as how these Classical subjects affirmed imperial ideology and the monarch's power.

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 (Amazon, Astraea, Pallas Athena, Felicitas, Fortune, etc.), as well as how these Classical subjects affirmed imperial ideology and the monarch''s power. Each chapter of the book revolves around the major events of Catherine''s reign (and some major literary works) that give a broad framework to discuss the evolution of important recurring motifs and images.

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