Creating the Empress : Politics and Poetry in the Age of Catherine II
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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: royaltyLiterature: history & criticismHistory of other lands
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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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