Creating the Empress: Politics and Poetry in the Age of Catherine II (Book Review)
Journal: OpenMETU (Middle East Technical University)
Year: 2017

The book contains an Introduction, eight chapters, bibliography and index. In the Introduction the author decribes her intention to discuss the relationship between political and literary symbolism in the creation of the imperial image of Catherine II, and investigates the interactions of politics, poetry, royal ceremonies, and the arts. The book introduces all the cultural aspects of Catherine’s persona, symbolic representation of her ascent to throne, her politics and her legitimacy in the lit