Creating the empress: politics and poetry in the age of catherine ii
Auteur :
Proskurina, Vera
Éditeur :
Academic Studies Press
ISBN :
9781936235506
Date de publication :
20 janv. 2011
Dimensions :
23,8 x 15,9 cm
Poids :
599 g
Format :
Laminated cover
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.