Creating the empress : politics and poetry in the age of Catherine II /
Proskurina, V. I︠U︡.,
Creating the empress : politics and poetry in the age of Catherine II / Vera Proskurina. - 1 electronic resource (310 pages). - Ars Rossika . - Ars Rossika. .
Originally published in Russian as: Mify imperii : literatura i vlastʹ v ėpochu Ekateriny II.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Coup d'état as cross-dressing -- Astraea's coming to the Russian throne -- Catherine the healer -- Toppling the Bronze horseman -- The war in Greek garb -- The birth of Felitsa -- Politics as carnival in Derzhavin's Ode to fortune -- Ridiculing the monarch.
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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, et cetera), 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. --From publisher's description.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9781618119117 1618119117 9781618110091 1618110098 9781618116710 1618116711
22573/ctt1zwpv2q JSTOR 101797 Knowledge Unlatched
2019667936
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 --In literature.
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796.
Katharina II. Russland, Zarin 1729-1796
Katharina (Russland, Zarin, 2)
1700-1799
Politics and literature--History--Russia--18th century.
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Russian poetry--History and criticism.--18th century
Symbolism in literature.
Literature.
Politics and literature.
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Russian poetry.
Symbolism in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Russian & Former Soviet Union.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Royalty.
Lyrik
Politisches Symbol
Klassizismus.
Literatur.
Versdichtung.
Russisch.
Motiv.
Machtpolitik.
Herrscherkult.
Reichsidee.
Mythos.
Russia.
Russland.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Electronic book.
PG3065.C37
891.71/2093581222
Creating the empress : politics and poetry in the age of Catherine II / Vera Proskurina. - 1 electronic resource (310 pages). - Ars Rossika . - Ars Rossika. .
Originally published in Russian as: Mify imperii : literatura i vlastʹ v ėpochu Ekateriny II.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Coup d'état as cross-dressing -- Astraea's coming to the Russian throne -- Catherine the healer -- Toppling the Bronze horseman -- The war in Greek garb -- The birth of Felitsa -- Politics as carnival in Derzhavin's Ode to fortune -- Ridiculing the monarch.
Use copy
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, et cetera), 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. --From publisher's description.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9781618119117 1618119117 9781618110091 1618110098 9781618116710 1618116711
22573/ctt1zwpv2q JSTOR 101797 Knowledge Unlatched
2019667936
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 --In literature.
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796.
Katharina II. Russland, Zarin 1729-1796
Katharina (Russland, Zarin, 2)
1700-1799
Politics and literature--History--Russia--18th century.
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Russian poetry--History and criticism.--18th century
Symbolism in literature.
Literature.
Politics and literature.
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Russian poetry.
Symbolism in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Russian & Former Soviet Union.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Royalty.
Lyrik
Politisches Symbol
Klassizismus.
Literatur.
Versdichtung.
Russisch.
Motiv.
Machtpolitik.
Herrscherkult.
Reichsidee.
Mythos.
Russia.
Russland.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Electronic book.
PG3065.C37
891.71/2093581222