„Est locus, aestifero” (Carm. I, 18) jako przykład topiki locus amoenus w poezji Wenancjusza Fortunata

In this article the author presents a poem “Est locus, aestifero” which appeared in the first book of Carmina against the background of the topic locus amoenus in the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus. The poem has 18 lines and is written in elegiac meter. It is a description of the village (country estate) Bissonum, near Bordeaux. The ecphrasis, in which elements of the topic we are interested in are woven into, combines with a very clear motif of laudation. This is a characteristic feature of the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus. The Polish translation of the poem is an integral part of the essay.