A Russian Paints America
The Travels of Pavel P. Svin'in, 1811-1813
A Russian Paints America presents the first complete English translation of Svin'in's fascinating memoir. Thirty-one original watercolours complement his provocative views on topics such as slavery, religion, politics, and the fine arts. Introductory essays by Marina Swoboda and William Whisenhunt examine Russian-American relations, consider Svin'in's life and particular role in Russian history, and set his work in the context of the genre of picturesque travel - Svin'in clearly did not set out to produce a scholarly account of the United States but a work of literature, at a time when Russian literary language was in its earliest stages of d…
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Weitere Autoren: Swoboda, Marina / Whisenhunt, William Benton
- ISBN: 978-0-7735-3414-8
- EAN: 9780773534148
- Produktnummer: 3829976
- Verlag: McGill-Queen's University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 230 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.0 cm 482 g
- Abbildungen: colour illustrations
- Gewicht: 482
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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