A Decima of Baroque Translations of Songs about the Vanities of this World (Including “Cur mundus militat sub vana Gloria”): A Study of Sources Cover Image

Decyma barokowych przekładów pieśni o marności świata (inc.: „Cur mundus militat sub vana gloria”). Studium źródłoznawcze
A Decima of Baroque Translations of Songs about the Vanities of this World (Including “Cur mundus militat sub vana Gloria”): A Study of Sources

Author(s): Radosław Grześkowiak
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: vanity of the world; Jacopone da Todi; Jan Libicki; Symeon of Polotsk; Wespazjan Kochowski

Summary/Abstract: This article contains the edition of ten Polish translations of a hymn about the vanity of the world, attributed to Jacopone da Todi (c. 1236-1306), and which were written in the years 1647-1747. Their authors were Jan Libicki (d. 1670), Symeon of Polotsk (1629-1680), Wespazjan Kochowski (1633-1700) and various anonymous poets.

  • Issue Year: 69/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 101-123
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish