Creating the Empress. Vera Proskurina
Биографии и Мемуары. Ars Rossica
Creating the Empress
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isbn 9781618119117
Автор произведения Vera Proskurina
Жанр Биографии и Мемуары
Серия Ars Rossica
Издательство Ingram
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. Each chapter of the book revolves around the major events of Catherine’s reign (and some major literary works) that give a broad framework to discuss the evolution of important recurring motifs and images.