Making a Great Ruler: Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania

by Giedre Mickunaite

Book Overview

Investigating the propaganda surrounding the grand duke, this study reveals that, in fact, there were two opposite images: that of a good ruler and that of a tyrant. The paradox is that frequently these opposites were based on the same features of the grand duke's character or episodes from his biography. The research is based on a wide array of written and visual sources as well as on records of oral tradition. Rich and diverse primary materials...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9637326588
• ISBN13: 9789637326585
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher