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The visual dominant in eighteenth-century Russia

Title
The visual dominant in eighteenth-century Russia / Marcus C. Levitt.
Author
Levitt, Marcus C., 1954-
Publication
DeKalb : NIU Press, c2011.

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Book/TextUse in library JFE 12-2267Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Description
xii, 362 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Russian literature > 18th century > History and criticism
  • Visual perception in literature
  • Vision in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: An archaeology of vision -- Prolegomena: Making Russia visible -- The moment of the muses: Lomonosov's odes -- Bogovidenie: Orthodox vision and the odes -- The staging of the self -- Virtue must advertise: The ethics of vision -- The seen, the unseen, and the obvious -- The icon that started a riot -- The dialectic of vision in Radishchev's journey -- Conclusion: Russian culture as a mirage.
Call Number
JFE 12-2267
ISBN
  • 9780875804422 (clothbound : acid-free paper)
  • 087580442X (clothbound : acid-free paper)
LCCN
2011016778
OCLC
YBP 2011016778
Author
Levitt, Marcus C., 1954-
Title
The visual dominant in eighteenth-century Russia / Marcus C. Levitt.
Imprint
DeKalb : NIU Press, c2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 12-2267
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