“We Travel for Our Own Pleasure...” – a Description of Daniel Naborowski’s Journey from Montpellier to Avignon Cover Image

„Podróżujemy dla własnej przyjemności...” – zapis podróży Daniela Naborowskiego z Montpellier do Awinionu
“We Travel for Our Own Pleasure...” – a Description of Daniel Naborowski’s Journey from Montpellier to Avignon

Author(s): Alicja Bielak
Subject(s): Cultural history, Polish Literature, 16th Century, Theory of Literature, Source Material
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Daniel Naborowski; Thomas Platter the Younger; apodemica; journey; travel journal;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the fragments of Basel manuscript of Thomas Platter the Younger’s diary from his journey through France, in which Daniel Naborowski is mentioned. The document sheds new light on the life of the Polish poet. As it turns out, in early 1596, between Orleans and Geneva, Naborowski first visited Montpellier, Nîmes, and Avignon. The document is the more important that Platter offers a detailed insight into the early period of the poet’s student life, even before he entered the service of the Radziwiłłs. Platter provides direct quotes from Naborowski, who served as an interpreter of young travellers during their (sometimes contentious) contacts with foreign nations.

  • Issue Year: 64/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 35-56
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish