Vergil in Russia national identity and classical reception Torlone, Zara M. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History enk 2015 First edition. monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xiii, 300 pages) : illustrations This book aims to uncover the nature of the Russian reception of the greatest Roman poet, Vergil, and argues that the best way to analyse his presence in Russian letters is to view it in the context of the formation and development of Russian national and literary identity. The Russian reception of Vergil provided Russian thinkers with a means to define Russian European features. It also helped to clearly differentiate between 'them' and 'us', between Russia and Europe. The reception of Vergil in Russian literature began to play an integral role in the eighteenth century, starting with Peter the Great's reforms, and continued to be an important point of reference for Russian writers well into the last part of the twentieth century. Vergil in Russia certainly cannot be considered in isolation from his European reception, since most Russian discourses of identity have been formed in the implied dialogue with outsiders. However, the Russian reception of Vergil offers significantly more than mere foreign importation or imitation of beliefs and attitudes towards Vergil developed in Europe. It provides a gateway to understanding Russian eighteenth- and nineteenth-century thought about national identity and values, and offers important sources of later thinking about the character and destiny of Russia. Central to the Russian reception of Vergil is Russia's challenge to define the character and validity of its own civilization. Vergil's poems, especially the Aeneid, offered the Russian literati an opportunity to think about and act upon national self-determination in both political and cultural terms. 1.Vergil at court -- 2.Subversion and mockery -- 3.Appropriation: Pushkin and Vergil -- 4.The messianic and prophetic Vergil -- 5.Vergilian Episodes: Joseph Brodsky -- 6.Vergil in Russian: lost in translation?. specialized Zara Martirosova Torlone. Includes bibliographical references and index. Virgil Influence Virgil Russian literature Classical influences History Russian literature 18th century History and criticism Russian literature 19th century History and criticism Russian literature 20th century History and criticism National characteristics, Russian, in literature Russians in literature Littérature russe Influence ancienne Histoire Littérature russe 18e siècle Histoire et critique Littérature russe 20e siècle Histoire et critique Russes dans la littérature Russians in literature Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) National characteristics, Russian, in literature Russian literature Russian literature Classical influences 1700-1999 fast PG2980.5 .T67 2015eb 891.70935837 Vergil in Russia Torlone, Zara M. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015 First edition. Classical presences 9780191782787 0191782785 9780199689484 0199689482 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/10389 CNCGM 140930 20260319160732.1 in00005711848 eng