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Ziemiańska wtórna oralność. Dopowiedzenie
Gentry secondary orality. Addition

Author(s): Andrzej Mencwel
Subject(s): Polish Literature, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: gentry; noble culture; oral tradition; noble tale

Summary/Abstract: Gentry secondary orality is an Old Polish cultural phenomenon that reached its peak in the second half of the 17th century. In this article, I examine the specific characteristics of gentry culture that favored oral tradition and transformed the later-recorded noble storytelling into a distinct literary genre.

  • Issue Year: 491/2025
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 191-202
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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