Krzysztof Grzymułtowski’s Speech in the Seym in 1662 as the Perfect-formed Oration Cover Image

Wotum Krzysztofa Grzymułtowskiego na sejmie w 1662 roku jako przejaw oratorstwa najwyższej próby
Krzysztof Grzymułtowski’s Speech in the Seym in 1662 as the Perfect-formed Oration

Author(s): Krystyna Płachcińska
Subject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Modern Age, Polish Literature, 17th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Historical stylistics; Parliamentary oratory; Baroque eloquence; Rhetoric; Stylistic differentiation

Summary/Abstract: Parliamentary speeches of the second half of XVIIth century are the the place of inner differentiation in a statement’s style. Besides of the formal style there are some orations, which were created in just forming „average” style and looked almost like a colloquial language. Castellan’s of Poznań, Krzysztof Grzymułtowski’s speeches are the excellent base for studies with this differentiation. The speech in the seym in 1662 is the example of „high-level” style, rich in the applications of rhetorical devices. This kind of style had ussually appeared, when matters seemed hard to the speakers, and it was this case.

  • Issue Year: 25/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 165-183
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish