Peter the Great Through British Eyes: Perceptions and Representations of the Tsar Since 1698

ISBN-13: 9780521782982 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 208 str.

Professor Anthony Cross

Opis

Peter the Great's visit to England in January 1698 has been called "the most picturesque episode in the history of Anglo-Russian relations." This book shows how the British have responded to Peter during the past three centuries. It makes use of an extensive range of printed sources to show the reactions to his visit, his personality and his reign by contemporaries and by succeeding generations of journalists, biographers, poets and dramatists, as well as by painters and engravers.

Recenzje

'This is an enjoyable book not just for the Peter addict like this reviewer, but also for those interested in British views of Russia generally.' SEER

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Prologue to a visit; 2. Peter in England, January–April 1698; 3. British reactions to the reigning Peter, 1698–1725; 4. Consolidation of a myth, 1726–1761; 5. The shadow of the bronze horseman, 1761–1801; 6. The testament of Peter the Great and British views of the tsar in the nineteenth century; 7. Peter on the British stage; 8. The British contribution to Petrine iconography; Epilogue.