Emblematy
Emblems

Author(s): Andrea Alciato
Contributor(s): Włodzimierz Olszaniec (Editor), Mikołaj Olszewski (Editor), Bartłomiej Czarski (Translator)
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Alciatus; emblem; Emblematum liber
Summary/Abstract: Volume 8 in the series introduces Polish readers to the work of Andrea Alciato (1492-1550), a Milanese jurist and humanist, considered the father of the canonic emblem, a literary genre combining picture and text, which flourished in 16th and 17th century Europe. The book contains the first Polish translation of Alciatus’ work together with a critical commentary and a comprehensive preface.

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