The Meaning of the Motif of Sirens in the Preface to Jan Długosz’s Annals Cover Image

O znaczeniu motywu syren w przedmowie do Roczników Jana Długosza
The Meaning of the Motif of Sirens in the Preface to Jan Długosz’s Annals

Author(s): Włodzimierz Olszaniec
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Komitet Nauk o Kulturze Antycznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Jan Długosz; Hieronymus

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the sentence in Jan Długosz’s (1415–1480) history of Poland that contains the metaphor Sirenei cantus. The author, criticizing the views of earlier scholars, Tadeusz Sinko and Anna Rogalanka, explains the syntax of the sentence and the meaning of the metaphor. He also indicates the direct source of the historian’s mythical allusion: Hier. Epist. 82, 5.

  • Issue Year: 68/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 114-117
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish