Jan Żabczyc - poeta nieznany? Szkic o życiu i twórczości wczesnobarokowego pisarza dworskiego
Jan Żabczyc - an unknown poet? A sketch of life and writings of an early Baroque court poet
Author(s): Cecylia GalilejSubject(s): Language studies, Studies of Literature, 18th Century, Theory of Literature
Published by: OFFICINA SIMONIDIS. Wydawnictwo Uczelni Państwowej im. Szymona Szymonowica w Zamościu
Keywords: Baroque literature; composition of literary work; functions of language and literature; reception of literary work;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is an attempt at popularizing Jan Żabczyc’s writings. Żabczyc was a very popular early Baroque court poet who nowadays seems to be unappreciated and lost among the great names of his times. He was well acclaimed in his lifetime, but since 18th century, when a change in literary tastes took place, his legacy started to sink into oblivion. There is not too much information concerning his life and activity in the critical works, those authors who mention him, however, regard his poems as works of high literary value, emphasizing one particular collection of his poems (Christmas carols) Symfonie anielskie. Żabczyc is best known for his carols, but he was also able to show literary skill in his other poems. Certainly his writings deserve to be discovered a new, and in effect appreciated again.
Journal: Facta Simonidis
- Issue Year: 4/2011
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 121-134
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Polish