A Guide to the Heavens

The Literary Reception of Herman Hugo's "Pia Desideria" in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

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Author(s)
Grześkowiak, Radosław
Language
English
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Abstract
This is the first monographic study of the reception of Herman Hugo's emblem book Pia desideria (1624) in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It discusses ten different translations and adaptations, showing how the engravings, elegies and exegetical extracts of the original edition were used by Polish-speaking authors. Attention is also given to the reception of the engravings in paintings. Furthermore, the author examines the reasons for the book's popularity, proving that it was determined by the interest of women who did not know Latin, yet constituted the most important target group for the numerous and varied Polish adaptations.
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https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/179962
Keywords
Boëtius à Bolswert; Benedictines; Hendrik Aertssens; Paulina Buchwald-Pelcowa; Polish–Lithuanian state; Discalced Carmelites; Divine Love; Amor Divinus; Radosław Grześkowiak; Herman Hugo; Jesus Christ; Mikołaj Mieleszko; Zbigniew Morsztyn; Warsaw; thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general; thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AF The Arts: art forms::AFH Prints and printmaking; thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AG The Arts: treatments and subjects::AGR Religious and ceremonial art; thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFP Translation and interpretation; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology; thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day; thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DT Eastern Europe::1DTP Poland
DOI
10.1163/9789004547285
ISBN
9789004547285, 9789004547377
Publisher
Brill
Publisher website
http://www.brill.com
Publication date and place
2023