Diagnoza medyczna czy argumentacja retoryczna? Antyczna i staropolska satyra wierszowana wobec chorób duszy i ciała

The article is concerned with the analysis of Ancient Roman and Old Polish satirical poems employing the medical discourse, used by the authors for artistic, rhetorical, utilitarian and ethical effects. Broadly understood medical issues are a pretext for the satirical texts, diagnosing the physical and mental state of the society. The authors style themselves as poets as well as physicians, diagnosing all the sins and transgressions of their contemporaries. They comment on all types of diseases: physical, mental and social.