Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-180) and index.
Contents
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction (starting p. 1) -- 1 The Desecration of a Despot (starting p. 11) -- 2 The Mirror of History (starting p. 45) -- 3 The Mirror of the Bible (starting p. 70) -- 4 Saint Sebastian in a Lab Coat (starting p. 91) -- 5 An Aviary of Images (starting p. 110) -- 6 Hamlet: Metamorphoses of a Metaphor (starting p. 136) -- 7 The Decembrists: Applications of an Analogy (starting p. 153) -- Conclusion (starting p. 169) -- Selected Bibliography of Literary Works and Memoirs (starting p. 175) -- Index (starting p. 181).
