“A Sarmatian phraseology” in Wojna chocimska by Wacław Potocki Cover Image
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„Sarmacka frazeologia” w Wojnie chocimskiej Wacława Potockiego
“A Sarmatian phraseology” in Wojna chocimska by Wacław Potocki

Author(s): Renarda Ocieczek
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Summary/Abstract: The author of the article observes the functioning of the lexemes Sarmacja Sarmata and theirderivatives in Wojna chocimska (17th century), a poem by Wacław Potocki. She points to the multiplicityof phraseological connections with the contribution of these lexemes and asks the questionson the motivation of their incorporation into the work.The final statements emphasise the importance of ideological messages and picturesque qualitiesof Potocki’s “Sarmatian phraseology”. According to the author, it constitutes an appeal for theheart and mind of contemporary Poles at the time of Potocki, and introduces patriotic emotions andmoral evaluations into the sphere of citizen duties.

  • Page Range: 145-154
  • Page Count: 10
  • Publication Year: 2009
  • Language: Polish