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

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-9004547285
• ISBN-13: 978-9004547377
• Thông tin xuất bản: Brill, 2023
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 460785
• Chủ đề: 1. Amor Divinus; 2. Benedictines; 3. Boëtius à Bolswert; 4. Discalced Carmelites; 5. Divine Love; 6. Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700; 7. Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; 8. Poland; 9. Prints & printmaking; 10. Religious subjects depicted in art; 11. Translation & interpretation

Tóm tắt

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.