The Play of Ideas in Russian Enlightenment Theater
| Author | : Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015056903357 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Play of Ideas in Russian Enlightenment Theater by : Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter
Download or read book The Play of Ideas in Russian Enlightenment Theater written by Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did educated 18th-century Russians view society? And how did they reconcile their professed ideals of equality with the monarchical political structures in which they lived? In this study, historian Elise Wirtschafter turns to literary plays to reconstruct the social thinking of the past and to discover how Russians of the Enlightenment understood themselves.