scholarly journals WINE, GARLIC, AND A DISHONOURABLE DEATH. THE IMAGE OF GEORGE II RÁKÓCZI IN POLISH LITERATURE OF THE 17TH CENTURY

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
17Th Century ◽  
Polish Literature

scholarly journals Od „śmierdzącego dudka” po banialuki. Obraz ptaków w literaturze renesansu i baroku – rekonesans

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 76-96
Author(s):  
Dariusz Chemperek
Keyword(s):  
Fairy Tales ◽  
17Th Century ◽  
Individual Sensitivity ◽  
Polish Literature ◽  
The Third ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
The Fantastic ◽  
Agricultural Literature ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Second Category

Birds function in Polish literature of Renaissance and Baroque in three paradigms. Mostly they appear as creatures gifted with a symbolic (allegoric) meaning, seen through the prism of the tradition reaching to Aristotle’s Zoology, Physiologist, and later symbological compendia. The second category is describing birds as food or pests (especially in hunting and agricultural literature). Apart from this ‘practical’ paradigm, there is also a third one: birds as a source of an aesthetic thrill, fascination with them includes both lyricism and a ludic element. The first two categories fit into a more general utilitarian paradigm. Handbooks, treaties, sermons, fairy tales, paroemias and animal epigrams showcase birds almost exclusivelyas tools of moral, religious and conventional reflection, or as objects to be obtained and consumed. Interestingly, the symbological activity of the creators does not cease in the Renaissance and Baroque periods, the representatives of avifauna are burdened with new meanings, while the fantastic creatures slowly disappear from the creators’ fields of view. In the third group of works distinguished here, one can notice the phenomenon of the emancipation of birds as objects of interest just as they are, although their voice is heard mostly in the digressions scattered throughout the big epic works. The autonomy of birds in the literature of Renaissance and Baroque is not linear, the way of perceiving them is determined by the individual sensitivity of the authors, the most prominent of whom are Hieronim Morsztyn (early 17th century) and an anonymous translator of the Italian Adon (2nd half of the 17th century).

scholarly journals Польська та українська польськомовна проза XVII століття

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-345
Author(s):  
Lech Suchomłynow
Keyword(s):  
17Th Century ◽  
Polish Literature ◽  
Literary Process ◽  
Polish Language ◽  
Baroque Era

This article is a review of Svitlana Sukhareva’s monograph Polish and Ukrainian Polish-language prose of the 17th century (ukr. «Польська та українська польськомовна проза XVII століття»). The author of the review assesses the results of the research contained in the above-mentioned monograph as necessary for the development of Ukrainian-Polish studies, primarily for the study of Polish prose of the Baroque period, because the mentioned dissertation allows for a comprehensive reflection on the literary process of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland, which the author of the monograph understands as Polish-language Ukrainian literature of the 17th century. According to Sukhomlynov, the most important achievement is the isolation of the dominant concepts of historical and regional progress, namely rhetorical, genealogical, intertextual, mythological, historical and axiological. Besides, it is one of the first detailed analyzes of Polish literature of the Baroque era in Ukrainian philology. The monograph introduces the concept of micro- and mega-species in Baroque literature, which the author of the review considers as an innovative contribution to the described research. The author of the review does not see any drawbacks in the dissertation under examination. 

scholarly journals Женский голос в современной польской поэзии

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
О. В. Гусева ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Women's Writing ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
17Th Century ◽  
Women's Poetry ◽  
Polish Literature ◽  
Important Phenomenon ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Women’S Writing

Women have been involved in the creation of Polish literature since the 17th century. A new page in the history of Polish literature, which came after 1989, is associated with the rapid development of feminism. An important phenomenon of poetry at the beginning of the XXI century was the abundance of female names: at this time, the authors of the older generation, such as V. Szymborska, E. Lipska, K. Miłobędzka, J. Hartwig, continue to create, but new names also appear: J. Mueller, M. Cyranowicz, J. Bargielska, M. Podgórnik, M. Lebda, J. Fiedorchuk, M. B. Kielar. Contemporary Polish women’s poetry is very soulful, sensual and deep, it is filled with empathy, and at the same time it is subjective. Corporeality and frankness become one of the characteristic features of women’s writing: women’s poetry tells more openly and directly about the most intimate experiences.

scholarly journals THE PECULIARITIES OF THE INTERPRETATION OF THE CONCEPT OF WILL IN THE SERMONS OF A. RADIVILOVSKY

2019 ◽  
pp. 85-91
Author(s):  
I. O. Melnyk
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
17Th Century ◽  
Religious Texts ◽  
Polish Literature ◽  
Freedom Of The Will ◽  
The Will ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Important Notion ◽  
Specific Sense ◽  
World Image

The article provides the concept of the will, its interpretation in the selected dictionaries and the sermon of A. Radivilovsky since it is an important notion in the linguistic world image of Ukrainians. The visions of the concept of A. Radivilovsky and other writers of that time are compared. The inter- est for the interpretation and understanding of this concept appeared in Ukrainian culture in the 17th century. The reason for this was the penetration of Latin-Polish literature into the territory of Ukraine. The interpretations of the will were quite different, even within one century. So-called «evolution» of the concept can be traced back to the dictionaries that record the vocabulary of the researched period («Lexicon» by Pamba Berynda., «Materials» to the dictionary by E. Timchenko and «Dictionary of the Ukrainian language of the 16th – the first half of the 17th century»). The change of the conceptual world image of Ukrainians, specifically in the ratio of such concepts as God and Man, is observed in the second half of the 17th century. A. Radivilovsky is an innovator in this regard. For him as well as for I. Gisel, freedom is defined as the path to the Salvation. An important thing is that A. Radilovsky appeals to the will not in a specific sense. The main point for him is freedom of the will which he defines as a special gift from God that is given to a man in order to live for good and increase the glory of the Lord. In the sermon he refers to the work of Blessed Augustine. The preacher believes that a person who chose a righteous path with his own will can reach the Salvation. God gives everyone freedom to choose, and therefore nobody makes a person do what he does not want to do. In order to confirm his ideas, A. Radilovsky presents the biblical parables, legends or histories of ancient gods or rulers. So, A. Radilovsky refers to the problem of freedom of the will because the society of that time required a different interpretation of some religious concepts through rationalistic worldview. Accord- ing to the preacher, the will is the path to the Highest Blessed Peace, a special gift from God. Such an interpretation differs from the ideas of philosophers of the first half of the 20th century. A. Radilovsky emphasizes that even doing it unconsciously a person still has to make a choice in favor of God. That is, having noted that everyone has a right to make their own choice, the preacher unknowingly denies this fact. The concept of the will plays an important role in the sermon since it gives us an idea of the contemporary understanding of the notion and its place in the religious texts.

scholarly journals Venice in Polish Literature of the Latter Half of the 16th Century and in the 17th Century as a Model Political System, a Leading Centre in the Fight Against the Ottoman Empire, and the Centre of the Pilgrimage Culture

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-50
Author(s):  
Michał Kuran
Keyword(s):  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
Political System ◽  
17Th Century ◽  
16Th Century ◽  
Holy Land ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Polish Literature ◽  
The Third ◽  
System A ◽  
The Republic

The aim of the study is to present at least three reasons why Old Polish writers of the latter half of the 16th century and 17th century wrote about Venice. The first one was the admiration in the nobility-ruled republican political system which emerged in the Republic of Venice, and which was considered as an attractive model by Old Polish thinkers and writers. They, e.g. Palczowski, Górnicki, and Wolan, expressed their convictions in their treatises. The second reason was that of the struggles of Christian states with the Ottoman Empire. Venice constituted the first potential ally and often a leader of European armies intended to participate in the often-planned anti-Muslim crusades. The study references the accounts of the visions of Venice as a leader of crusades as inscribed in the exhortation-related literature. The third reason was the perception of Venice as a safe port for pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and, more broadly, to the territory of the Ottoman state via the sea. Its image emerged from the accounts of Old Polish pilgrims, travellers, and escaped slaves.

scholarly journals Zmartwychwstanie Pańskie w norbertańskim rękopisie „Kontemplacyja męki i śmierci Chrystusa Pana [...]” (1662)

2018 ◽  
pp. 241-258
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Kaczor-Scheitler
Keyword(s):  
17Th Century ◽  
Divine Nature ◽  
The Real ◽  
Polish Literature ◽  
Mary Magdalene ◽  
Mode Of Presentation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Insight Into

The subject of the article is the analysis of 17th century meditations about the Resurrection of Christ included in the manuscript collection of the Norbertine Sisters in Zwierzyniec. The reflection covers the traditions about the triumph of the glorified Lord, the women’s visit to the Lord’s Tomb, the announcement of the Resurrection to the women, Christ offering fish to his disciples, Christ’s meeting with Mary Magdalene and the disciples on their way to Emaus. The mode of presentation of these themes emphasizes a number of dogmas and truths of faith, mostly about the Resurrection of Christ and his divine nature. It is demonstrated in the article that the Norbertine texts were based not only on Gospels, but also on apocryphal sources and emblematic representations. The deliberations clarify that the author probably intended not only to report the course of events, but first of all to give a testimony of faith, to assert the real resurrection of the crucified Christ. An insight into the issue of the Resurrection of Christ in the light of biblical tradition and Old Polish literature is also offered.

scholarly journals Polska epika bohaterska przed i po „Gofredzie”

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 97-122
Author(s):  
Roman Krzywy
Keyword(s):  
18Th Century ◽  
17Th Century ◽  
Bellum Civile ◽  
Polish Literature ◽  
Epic Poem ◽  
Primary Model ◽  
Latin Epic ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Epic Poems ◽  
Heroic Poem

The article is a review of the most important trends in the development of the Polish epic in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the absence of significant traditions of knightly works, the creation of Polish heroic poetry should be associated primarily with the humanistic movement, whose representatives set a heroic epic at the top of the hierarchy of genres and recognized 'Eneid' as its primary model. The postulate proposed first by the Renaissance and later by the Baroque authors did not lead to the creation of a ‘real’ epic in Poland. The translations of: the Virgil’s epic poem (1590) by Andrzej Kochanowski and Book 3 of 'The Iliad' by Jan Kochanowski can be regarded as the genre substitutes. These translations seem to test whether the young Polish poetic language is able to bear the burden of an epic matter. Then again, the works of Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski on the Latin 'Lechias' (the 1st half of the 17th century), which was to present the beginnings of the Polish state, were not completed. Polish Renaissance authors preferred themes from modern or even recent history, choosing 'Bellum civile' by Lucan as their general model but they did not refrain from typically heroic means in the presentation of the subject. This is evidenced by such poems as 'The Prussian War' (1516) by Joannis Vislicensis or 'Radivilias' (1592) by Jan Radwan. The Latin epic works were followed by the vernacular epic in the 17th century, when the historical epic poems by Samuel Twardowski and Wacław Potocki were created, as well as in the 18th century (the example of 'The Khotyn War' by Ignacy Krasicki). The publication of Torquato Tasso’s 'Jerusalem delivered' translation by Piotr Kochanowski in 1618 introduced to the Polish literature a third variant of an epic poem, which is a combination of a heroic poem and romance motives. The translation gained enormous recognition among literary audiences and was quickly included in the canon of imitated works, but not as a model of an epic, but mainly as a source of ideas and poetic phrases (it was used not only by epic poets). The exception here is the anonymous epos entitled 'The siege of Jasna Góra of Częstochowa', whose author spiced the historical action of the recent event with romance themes, an evident reference to the Tasso’s poem. The Polish translation of Tasso’s masterpiece also contributed to the popularity of the ottava rima, as an epic verse from the second half of the 17th century (previously the Polish alexandrine dominated as the equivalent of the ancient hexameter). This verse was used both in the historical and biblical epic poems, striving to face the rhythmic challenge.

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