This Meager Nature

by Christopher Ely

Boundless Russia, humble yet full of hidden grandeur--such visions of "the motherland" became crucial markers of Russian national identity. This Meager Nature is the first full-length study to trace the cultural construction of Russia's landscape during the nineteenth century, showing how artistic and literary representations of nature reflected and shaped Russians' ideas about themselves and their nation.

In the early 1800s, Russians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875809855
• ISBN13: 9780875809854
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher