Creating the Empress Politics and Poetry in the Age of Catherine II |
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| Author:
| Proskurina, Vera |
| Series title: | Ars Rossica Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-936235-50-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | Academic Studies Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $129.00 |
Book Description:
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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 wide range of Russian literary works from this period, particularly the main Classical myths associated with Catherine (Amazon, Astraea, Pallas Athena, Felicitas, Fortune), as well as how these Classical subjects affirmed imperial ideology and the monarch's power.
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), as well as how these Classical subjects affirmed imperial ideology and the monarch's power.