STAROPOLSKIM SZLAKIEM - MACIEJ WŁODARSKI

Discover the fascinating world of Old Polish literature with the book "Staropolskim szlakiem" by Maciej Włodarski. This unique publication is a collection of dissertations that bring the reader closer to the richness of themes, motifs, and literary genres of the Old Polish era. An ideal read for lovers of Polish literary and cultural history.

• In-depth analyses of Old Polish literature from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period
• Reflections on the issue of death in poetry and treatise prose
• Studies on the development of Latin religious poetry in medieval Poland
• Analysis of the functioning of university circles during the Renaissance
• Detailed discussion of the works of Mikołaj Rej and Jan Kochanowski
• In-depth analysis of Latin and Polish poems by Daniel Naborowski
• Detective attempt to link an election leaflet with a specific interregnum

The book "Staropolskim szlakiem" is not only a collection of scientific dissertations but also a fascinating journey through the Old Polish era. The author, Maciej Włodarski, takes the reader on an extraordinary journey, during which he discovers the richness and diversity of the literature of that period. This publication is a valuable source of knowledge for students, researchers, and anyone interested in the history of Polish literature.

Maciej Włodarski, professor emeritus associated with the Department of Old Polish Literature at the Jagiellonian University, is an outstanding expert on Old Polish literature. His research focuses on thanatology, literary and cultural relations between Poland and Basel, and Polish and Latin poetry and prose in the Middle Ages and Baroque. He is the author of many acclaimed publications, including "Ars moriendi w literaturze polskiej XV i XVI w.", "Obraz i słowo. O powiązaniach w sztuce i literaturze XVXVI wieku na przykładzie ars moriendi" and "Barokowa poezja epicedialna. Analizy".

This publication covers the entire area of Old Polish literature, from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period. However, it is neither a summary nor a map, but a path in which the element of choice turns out to be extremely important. It is therefore both a closed and open work, a kind of business card with which the author of the collection presents himself not only as a highly meritorious medievalist but also as an experienced Renaissance and Baroque researcher, thoroughly analyzing the transitions and border areas between the eras and emphasizing the comparative dimension of his research. The image of Old Polish literature does not claim to be a synthesis here it appears as complex, entering into relations with art, political life, and forms of social life, determining connections between texts, authors, and scientific and literary circles, emphasizing the ways of reception of works, and sometimes their second life.