Obraz małych polskich miast w literaturze z XVI i XVII wieku

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• Authors: Dorota Żurek

Title variants

EN

Image of Small Polish Towns in Literary Works of the 16th and 17th Centuries

Abstracts

EN

The article deals with the issue of the perception of small Polish towns by authors of literary works from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Due to the fact that this type of settlements prevailed in the urban landscape of our country, it is interesting whether the authors gave them any attention and, if so, what problems of the towns were raised. The analysis shows that this topic was marginally discussed. Towns in general, even the largest ones, did not enjoy any particular interest of artists. Small towns, however, most often appear as a collective entity. What drew artists’ attention were wooden buildings, which often constitute the towns’ weakness. The authors devote a little more attention to urban craftsmen, having the worst opinion about them. However, these are essentially the views of the nobility, thus show its negative attitude towards towns and townspeople.

Keywords

EN

burghers; small towns; craftsmen; literature; Renaissance; Baroque

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• Pages: 153-167

Contributors

author

Dorota Żurek

• Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie

• https://orcid.org/0000000325533471

Identifiers

DOI

10.15762/ZH.2019.30

Biblioteka Nauki

1154795