- Tytuł:
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Jodok Ludwik Decjusz o historii, literaturze, druku i Chronica Polonorum Macieja z Miechowa
Jodocus Ludovicus Decius about history, literature, the art of printing and Chronica Polonorum of Matthias de Miechów - Autorzy:
- Wolf, Magdalena
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/52934064.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2021-09-02
- Wydawca:
- Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
- Tematy:
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Jodocus Ludovicus Decius
dedication letter
Chronica Polonorum
Matthias de Miechow
Jodok Ludwik Decjusz
list dedykacyjny
Kronika polska
Chronica Polonorum (łac.)
Maciej z Miechowa - Opis:
- The paper focuses on the analysis and interpretation of the dedication letter placed at the beginning of Chornica Polonorum written by Matthias de Miechów. A dedication letter (epistola nuncupatoria) written by the publisher of the text Jodocus Ludovicus Decius, was addressed to Sigismund, the King of Poland. The composition of the text, which makes it possible to distinguish individual parts of a rhetorical work (exordium, narratio, probatio, refutatio and conclusio) and the names of the ancient and contemporary for Decius writers, indicate a sophisticated literary culture and the author’s erudition, despite the fact that he had no formal university education. The main content of the dedication can be divided into three thematic groups. The first touches on the place of history in the life and development of human civilization. The second one shows the great and important role that literature and writing skills play in preserving and consolidating the cultural traditions. Decius considered the invention of the printing press to be particularly important for mankind and he also believed that it was important for a nation to have good native writers, who can reliably write the history of their own country. The third part, which was mostly dedicated to the Chronica Polonorum, contains very important reflections on the overarching role of truth in a historical work. The topics discussed and the narrative method indicate that Decius was aware that the historical work of Matthias de Miechow could meet with an unfavourable reaction from Polish magnates and he deliberately wrote a text whose aim was to dispel some of the doubts of the recipients. His hunch turned out to be correct, as the first edition of Miechowita’s work was confiscated for political reasons and only the second, revised edition, gained approval. It is worth noting that in both editions of the chronicle the text of Decius remained unchanged.
- Źródło:
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Orbis Linguarum; 2021, 55; 131-147
1426-7241
2657-4845 - Pojawia się w:
- Orbis Linguarum
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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