Creating the Empress: Politics and Poetry in the Age of Catherine II (Ars Rossica)
Vera Proskurina
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Description for Creating the Empress: Politics and Poetry in the Age of Catherine II (Ars Rossica)
Hardcover. Examines the interaction between power and poetry in creating the imperial image of Catherine the Great, providing an analysis of a wide range of Russian literary works from the period, particularly the main Classical myths associated with Catherine as well as how these Classical subjects affirmed imperial ideology and the monarch's power. Series: Ars Rossika. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
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. This book allows for the viewing of these themes and motifs not only in the immediate historical context of Catherine II's reign, but also in the context of the broader European symbolic traditions. Each ... Read more
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. This book allows for the viewing of these themes and motifs not only in the immediate historical context of Catherine II's reign, but also in the context of the broader European symbolic traditions. Each ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Condition
New
Series
Ars Rossika
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781936235506
SKU
V9781936235506
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About Vera Proskurina
Vera J. Proskurina (Ph.D., Moscow State University) is a lecturer in Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures department at Emory University. She is the author of two books and sixty articles on Russian literature and the intellectual history of Russia. Her first book, Mikhail Gershenzon: his Life and Myth (1998) was devoted to the Jewish Russian writer and thinker ... Read more
Reviews for Creating the Empress: Politics and Poetry in the Age of Catherine II (Ars Rossica)
“The strength of Proskurina's work lies in its detailed analysis of a wide range of Russian literary works from this period, particularly in highlighting the frequent use of Classical subjects or genres by authors to discuss the symbolic or analogous content of their writings. Similarly, she draws on an impressive range of English- and Russian-language scholarship to emphasize the need ... Read more