„Trwały tańce długo w noc” – w poszukiwaniu opisów tańca w diariuszu Stefana Paca. XVII-wieczne pamiętnikarstwo wobec problemu opisu rzeczywistości niematerialnej
“The dances lasted long into the night” – searching for dance descriptions in Stefan Pac’s diary. Seventeenth-century memoirism and the problem of describing immaterial reality

Summary/Abstract: The presented research focuses on issues related to the depiction of intangible works of artin Old Polish literature. The discussion centres on 17th-century memoir writing, exploringboth its possibilities and its genre-specific limitations. The study examines descriptionsof dance included in the itinerary of Stefan Pac, who accompanied Prince Władysław Vasaon his grand tour. Based on an analysis of passages detailing both the artistic dance-theaterperformances witnessed by the entourage and the social gatherings where participants engagedin utilitarian-social dances, a schema for constructing a typical description of this formof movement, as recorded in Pac’s diary, is identified. Each component of this description issubjected to further reflection.

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