Sylwa jako świadectwo sarmackich obyczajów. Przyczynek do badań
Silva as a testimony Sarmatian custom. Introduction to the study

Summary/Abstract: Nobles’ silva is one of the most strongly represented types of text in the Nobles’ Republic from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. It is also clearly linked to the dominant in this period noble communicative community, becoming a reflection of the Sarmatian customs. Writing the silva itself appears to be a common linguistic usage, revealing further traces of customs in its material and content. From the point of view of linguistic genology, silva is seen as a cultural category, recognized in the creating, cognitive, communicative, stylistic and historical dimensions. This article attempts to discuss one aspect – silva as a category of communication. The richness of genres, their hybridity, typicality for different categories reflects the tastes and needs of the nobility, expressing the Sarmatian mentality of Saxon times.

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