Obrona czy krytyka? Echa debaty na temat dziejów bajecznych Polski w sylwach szlacheckich długiego wieku osiemnastego
Defence or critique? Echoes of the debate on Poland’s fabulous history in the manuscript books of the nobility during the long 18th century

Summary/Abstract: In the 18th century, there was a debate in printed works about the authenticity of Poland’s most ancient history. Views criticising the belief in Lech, Krakus or Piast, as well as those defending the Sarmatian vision of the Polish state’s past, were each re- presented in manuscript books created by noblemen. Tradition’s defenders, most often emotionally, blamed historians, mainly German, for deliberately distorting Polish histo- ry. Those denying mythical origins were much more laconic, considering the state’s most ancient past as “fabulous”.

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