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Autore |
Wortman Richard |
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The power of language and rhetoric in Russian political history : charismatic words from the 18th to the 21st centuries / / Richard S. Wortman |
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London, England : , : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, , 2020 |
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London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020 |
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ISBN |
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1-350-04069-X |
1-350-04067-3 |
1-350-04068-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (246 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Language and history |
European history |
Russia History 1613-1917 Historiography |
Soviet Union Historiography |
Russia (Federation) History 1991- Historiography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-233) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Author's Preface and Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction; Kul'turnost' and the Rhetoric of Proper Conduct -- 2. The Rhetoric of Consent: Radost', Liubov', Umilenie and Vostorg -- 3. Lichnost' and the Rhetoric of Duty: The Ethos of Service -- 4. Lichnost' and the Rhetoric of Duty: In Quest of New Ideals -- 5. Pravda and the Rhetoric of Moral Transcendence -- 6. Tselost' (Geographical Integrity) in the Rhetoric of the Russian State -- Bibliography. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the rhetorical force of certain key words in the discourses of Russian state, political thought, and literature. It shows how terms for cultured conduct (kul'turnost'), political affection (love, liubov', joy-radost' etc.), personhood (lichnost'), truth (pravda) and geographical integrity (tsel'nost') assumed almost sacral meaning. It considers how these terms took on a life of their own, imposing the designs of the Russian state and defining the hopes of educated society |
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in the process. By exploring the usage of these words in a wide range of texts, Richard Wortman provides glimpses into the ideas and feelings of leading figures and thinkers in Russian history, from Peter the Great to Alexander Herzen and Nicholas Berdiaev, as well as writers like Mikhail Lermontov, Ivan Turgenev, and Fyodor Dostoevsky, giving a sense of the intellectual and emotional universe they inhabited. The Power of Language and Rhetoric in Russian Political History provides both students and scholars with a specific focus through which to approach Russian culture and history. This book is essential reading for students of Russian government, thought, literature and political action.-- |
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