Emblem Studies Reception from the Textological Perspective. Review: Radosław Grześkowiak, A Guide to the Heavens. The Literary Reception of Herman Hugo’s „Pia desideria” in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. [Translated by Józef Jaskulski]. Leiden–B Cover Image

Recepcja emblematyki w perspektywie tekstologicznej. Rec.: Radosław Grześkowiak, A Guide to the Heavens. The Literary Reception of Herman Hugo’s „Pia desideria” in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. [Translated by Józef Jaskulski]. Leiden–Boston (20
Emblem Studies Reception from the Textological Perspective. Review: Radosław Grześkowiak, A Guide to the Heavens. The Literary Reception of Herman Hugo’s „Pia desideria” in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. [Translated by Józef Jaskulski]. Leiden–B

Author(s): Magdalena Kinga Górska
Subject(s): Comparative Study of Literature
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: emblem studies; Herman Hugo; Old-Polish literature; religious literature; translation

Summary/Abstract: The review refers to Radosław Grześkowiak’s study (“A Guide to the Heavens. The Literary Reception of Herman Hugo’s »Pia desideria« in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth,” 2023) on Polish (handwritten, printed and decorative) translations and adaptations of fragments from a Dutch Jesute Herman Hugon’s book Pia desideria (1624). The assessment points at, inter alia, Radosław Grześkowiak’s observations that broaden the knowledge on emblematic literature in the First Polish Republic and on the methodological assumptions that prove vital to emblem studies.

  • Issue Year: 117/2026
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 273-284
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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