Obraz wysokogórskiej przyrody w sonetach tatrzańskich Wincentego Byrskiego

This analysis is based on an unpublished collection of 25 sonnets written by Wincenty Byrski one hundred years ago. They are devoted to the Tatra subject matter. The author of the article, applying the methods of cultural linguistics, discusses the descriptions of the mountain nature in the poetic language of W. Byrski. The research is focused on the toponyms, the lexis referring to different rock formations, watercourses, animated nature, atmospheric phenomena and the elements. Simultaneously, the author comments on the solemnly marked lexis, archaisms, regional expressions and comparative structures used by the poet.