The article focuses upon the analysis of poems written down in the manuscript associated with the Działyński family. The works have satirical in nature and are addressed to the circle of the closest people, relatives and family. What is more, their author is using different types of literary styles and literary genres (e.g. prayer, laudatio, speech). The poems have a carnivalesque character. That is why they are upsetting rational order of the world. The author is mocking and unmasking conventions. Of course, the value of these poems should not be overrated. These literary pieces are examples of composition inconsistency and stylistic ineptitude. The article is taking also a matter of the authorship of poems, however, it verifies the authorship of Marcin Działyński, the governor of Nakło.
Recenzja omawia książkę Anny Reglińskiej-Jemioł poświęconą problematyce tańca w dawnych teatrach jezuickich. Omówiona została kompozycja pracy oraz zagadnienia zawarte w kolejnych rozdziałach książki. W recenzji podkreślono wieloaspektowe potraktowanie przez Reglińską-Jemioł tematu wyrażonego w tytule rozprawy: połączenie zagadnień tańca oraz kultury muzycznej z wypowiedziami teoretycznymi i praktyką sceniczną (zarówno polską jak i obcą – głównie włoską i francuską). Zwrócono uwagę na wielość przykładów ilustrujących zmiany w poglądach na temat tańca oraz na niezwykle cenną próbę klasyfikacji wstawek tanecznych na podstawie informacji zawartych w sumariuszach. Wskazano też nieliczne niedociągnięcia książki. Doceniono również próbę uporządkowania materiału źródłowego w obszernym aneksie. Książka Anny Reglińskiej-Jemioł jest nowatorskim spojrzeniem, które wypełnia lukę i wzbogaca wiedzę na temat dawnego teatru szkolnego.
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The review discusses the book by Anna Reglińska-Jemioł, devoted to issues of dan- ce in the old Jesuit theates. It outlines the composition of the work and issues addres- sed in individual chapters of the book. The review highlighted Reglińska-Jemioł’s multi-faceted treatment of the titular subject: combining the issue of dance and mu- sic culture with theoretical statements and stage practice (both Polish and foreign – mainly Italian and French). Attention was drawn to the multiplicity of examples il- lustrating the changes in views on dance and the valuable attempt to classify dance segments based on the information contained in summaries. Also pointed out were several shortcomings of the book. The reviewer appreciated the attempt to organize the source material in an extensive appendix. The book by Anna Reglińska-Jemioł is an innovative look that fills the gap and provides new knowledge about the old school theater.
The article is analysing dramas from school theatres written between the 16th and the 18th century, containing the infanticide motive. It is seen that infanticide varies in different plays. In no case was it a main theme of dramas. Infanticide was an important component of the plot in martyrological plays. These dramas showed the heroism of martyrs and concentrated on the details of the felony. At the same time, in other plays, manslaughter of the child constitutes a subplot. Very often, the motive for killing children was the anxiety about loss of power. In many dramas, justification for committing such a crime was more important than the crime itself. Manslaughter of children probably was not portrayed directly on stage, according to the rules included in „Ratio Studiorum”. It is possible that it was portrayed with the help of allegorical images or with the magic lantern.
The article is analysing literary portraits of Polish kings, which Jan Bielski took from the „Vitae Regum Polonorum” by Klemens Janicki. The Jesuit placed those short poems in his book „Widok Królestwa Polskiego” — a kind of history and geography textbook. Bielski’s paraphrases supple- mented most chapters of the book, constituted the poetic summary and at the same time enable to formulate the evaluation of kings. Bielski’s poems are most often a faithful paraphrase, preserving the plot of the original. The Jesuit made only a few changes. Most of them reveal on the stylistic plain, rarely on the content plain.
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