Creating the empress : politics and poetry in the age of Catherine II / / Vera Proskurina

• Autore: Proskurina V. I︠U︡
• Pubblicazione: Boston, Massachusetts : , : Academic Studies Press, , [2011]; ©2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 pages)
• Disciplina: 891.712093581222
• Soggetto topico: Russian poetry - 18th century - History and criticism; Symbolism in literature
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One Coup d'etat as Cross-dressing -- Chapter Two Astraea's coming to the Russian Throne -- Chapter Three Catherine the Healer -- Chapter Four Toppling the Bronze Horseman -- Chapter Five The War in Greek Garb -- Chapter Six The Birth of Felitsa -- Chapter Seven Politics as Carnival in Derzhavin's Ode to Fortune -- Chapter Eight Ridiculing the Monarch -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. The 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 chapter of the book revolves around the major events of Catherine's reign (as well as some major literary works) that give a broad framework to discuss the evolution of important recurring motifs and images. --
• Altri titoli varianti: Creating the Empress
• Titolo autorizzato: Creating the empress
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910476783403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ars Rossika.