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An Acoustic Geography of Romanticism: Russian Art-Song in the Early Nineteenth Century

10 feb 2017 17:00 - 19:00
University of St Andrews
St Salvator's Quad room 30
College Gate
St Andrews
KY16 9AJ
Fife, Scotland, UK
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Lecture by Philip R. Bullock, Paris IAS fellow

Abstract

A key feature of European Romanticism is its emphasis on a return to national roots after the universalizing claims of the Enlightenment. But how does this work on the context of a multinational, multiethnic and multilingual state such as the Russian Empire? This talk will revisit the question of Romanticism in Russian culture, examining it from the point of view of the production and circulation of art-song in domestic salons across the Empire. This repertoire contains not only 'Russian' songs which gives voice to a growing sense of national identity in the eras of Alexander I and Nicholas II, but also examples of non-Russian voices from across the Empire. Romanticism is, moreover, seen not just as a search for an 'authentic' national style, but also as a mode of textual circulation, in which adherence to Russian national identity is facilitated through participation in cultural acts and the dissemination of cultural models through print.

More informations (St Andrews University's website)

The Poet's Echo: Art Song in Russia, 1730-2000
01 September 2016 - 30 June 2017
6079
10 Feb 2017 19:00
Philip R. Bullock
No
8344
Talks and lectures
St Andrews
Contemporary period (1789-…)
Russia
Literature