The Domostroi: Rules for Russian Households in the Time of Ivan the Terrible
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (518 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801496896 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 278 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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This translation goes a long way toward opening the Domostroi to a wider audience. Much of the Domostroi reads like a kind of 'Hints from Heloise'and Abelard."Alessandra Stanley, New York Times Book Review "The Domostroi is a wonderful resource for the social history of the Muscovite period that is, sadly, little seen by any but the most serious specialist. Throughout, Pouncy uses footnotes to educate readers with fuller information about the history and society of Muscovy, controversies among modern historians, choices she made for the translation and bibliographic citations for her work."Russian Review. Students of Russian history have long valued the Domostroi for its insights into how soc
"Domostroi -- Life in Old Russia" according to Alexei Fyodorovich. One of the best ways to get to know a people is to learn what they believe, value, love, honor, and what they fear, loathe, and seek to avoid. One of the best guides to these attitudes and beliefs is what they do; this is the work they looked to to find out what to do. To learn it in their own words, articulately expressed and classically framed is a treat. To find it in a book that generations of a nation kept as their practical handbook for daily life is a marvel. It's like a combination of Emily Post, Betty Crocker, and the Ol. Russian ettiquitte The Domostroi is part "Miss Manners" part "Better Homes and Gardens" for Russia under the Czars. It is a fascinating glimpse at another time in a very foreign place.The book discusses a wide variety of daily rituals and domestic tasks to be done by various members of the household. For example, there are instructions on subjects as varied as "How to Invite Priests and Monks Into One's House to Pray", "How a Good Woman Supervises Her Domestic's Needlework" to "Recepies for All Sorts of Honey Drinks: How to distill and brew." The i. M. Hughes said A Long Time Ago in a Land Far Away. I bought this book while researching a novel I was ghostwriting set in sixteenth century Russia. The book was immensely helpful. The "Domostroi" was the "bible" for behavior among noble families in Russia at the time. The book was packed with all sorts of obscure information ranging from how to beat servants to how to clean up a bride after her wedding night. It was a fascinating look at a "long time ago in a land far away." I'll be reading it again.
Specific instructions tell how to arrange hay, visit monasteries, distill vodka, treat servants, entertain clergy, cut out robes, and carry out many other daily activities. Carolyn Johnston Pouncy here offers, with an informative introduction, the first complete English translation.. It depicts a society that prized religious orthodoxy, reliance on tradition, and absolute subordination of the individual to the family and the state. A manual on household management, the Domostroi is one of the few sources on the social history and secular life of Russia in the time of Ivan the Terrible