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French and Russian in Imperial Russia: Language Use among the Russian Elite (Russian Language and Society EUP)
Derek Et Al Offord
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Description for French and Russian in Imperial Russia: Language Use among the Russian Elite (Russian Language and Society EUP)
Hardcover. Examines the functions of French in various spheres, domains and genres. This volume explores the impact of the French language and culture on Russian high society and consciousness in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It contributes to knowledge of the development of national self consciousness in Russia. Editor(s): Offord, Derek; Ryazanova-Clarke, Lara; Rjeoutski, Vladislav; Argent, Gesine. Series: Russian Language and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2ADF; 2AGR; 3JF; CFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
This book examines the functions of French in various spheres, domains and genres. This is the first volume of a two volume set which explores the profound impact of the French language and culture on Russian high society and consciousness in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Volume 1 provides insights into the development of the practice of speaking and writing French at the Russian court and among the Russian nobility from the mid eighteenth century to the mid nineteenth century, after which the circle of Russians who continued to use French in Russia was narrower. In the process, readers will ... Read more
This book examines the functions of French in various spheres, domains and genres. This is the first volume of a two volume set which explores the profound impact of the French language and culture on Russian high society and consciousness in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Volume 1 provides insights into the development of the practice of speaking and writing French at the Russian court and among the Russian nobility from the mid eighteenth century to the mid nineteenth century, after which the circle of Russians who continued to use French in Russia was narrower. In the process, readers will ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Russian Language and Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748695515
SKU
V9780748695515
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About Derek Et Al Offord
Derek Offord is Research Professor in Russian at the University of Bristol. Lara Ryazanova Clarke is Senior Lecturer in Russian and Academic Director of the Princess Dashkova Russian Centre at the University of Edinburgh. Vladislav Rjeoutski is Research Fellow at the Deutsches Historisches Institut Moskau. Gesine Argent is Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the University of Bristol.
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