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A Russian paints America : the travels of Pavel P. Svinin, 1811-1813 / edited and introduced by Marina Swoboda & William Benton Whisenhunt ; with an introduction by Christopher Ely ; translated by Marina Swoboda.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Svinin, Pavel Petrovich, 1788-1839.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Watercolor painting, Russian--19th century.
- Watercolor painting, Russian.
- Canada--Pictorial works.
- Canada.
- Canada--Description and travel.
- United States--Pictorial works.
- United States.
- United States--Description and travel.
- Svinin, Pavel Petrovich, 1788-1839--Travel--Canada.
- Svinin, Pavel Petrovich.
- Svinin, Pavel Petrovich, 1788-1839--Travel--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A Russian Paints America presents the first complete English translation of Svin'in's fascinating memoir. Thirty-one original watercolours complement his provocative views on topics such as slavery, religion, politics, and the fine arts. Introductory essays by Marina Swoboda and William Whisenhunt examine Russian-American relations, consider Svin'in's life and particular role in Russian history, and set his work in the context of the genre of picturesque travel - Svin'in clearly did not set out to produce a scholarly account of the United States but a work of literature, at a time when Russian literary language was in its earliest stages of development.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Translation; Introduction; The Beginnings of Russian-American Diplomatic Relations; A Biography of Pavel Petrovich Svin'in, 1787-1839; Travel in North America and the Genre of the Picturesque Journey; A Picturesque Voyage through North America; Appendix: Observations of a Russian in America: A Look at the Free Visual Arts in the United States of America; Additional Watercolours of North America; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612865619
- 9780773577251
- 0773577254
- 9781282865617
- 1282865617
- 9780773575066
- 0773575065
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