"Tsar and God" and other essays in Russian cultural semiotics

Featuring a number of pioneering essays by the internationally known Russian cultural historians Boris Uspenskij and Victor Zhivov, this collection includes a number of essays appearing in English for the fi rst time. Focusing on several of the most interesting and problematic aspects of Russia'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Uspenskii, Boris Andreevich (-)
Autor Corporativo: National Endowment for the Humanities and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Zhivov, V. M., Levitt, Marcus C., 1954-, Budgen, D. (David), Bliss, Liv
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Academic Studies Press 2012.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Ars Rossika.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421019206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • TSAR AND GOD: SEMIOTIC ASPECTS OF THE SACRALIZATION OF THE MONARCH IN RUSSIA / Uspenskij, B. A. / Zhivov, V. M.
  • TSAR AND PRETENDER: SAMOZVANCHESTVO OR ROYAL IMPOSTURE IN RUSSIA AS A CULTURAL-HISTORICAL PHENOMENON / Uspenskij, B. A.
  • EUROPE AS METAPHOR AND METONYMY (IN RELATION TO THE HISTORY OF RUSSIA) / Uspenskij, B. A.
  • CULTURAL REFORMS IN PETER I'S SYSTEM OF TRANSFORMATIONS / Zhivov, V. M.
  • THE MYTH OF THE STATE IN THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT AND ITS DESTRUCTION IN LATE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY RUSSIA / Zhivov, V. M.
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • List of Original Publications
  • Index