DOKUCZLIWY POETA W SALONOWYM TOWARZYSTWIE — WOJCIECHA MIERA WIERSZE DEDYKOWANE
A MALICIOUS POET IN SALON SOCIETY — WOJCIECH MIER’S DEDICATED POEMS

Summary/Abstract: The article is dedicated to the poems of Wojciech Mier, a forgotten Enlightenment poet who was known for his cutting remarks towards various characters and personalities of Warsaw public and social life in the second half of the 18th century. The author pays particular attention to the works whose themes are inspired by observation of the salon and which are addressed mainly to women. The considerations aim at throwing light on, how much the poet was teasing frequent visitors of the salon by his ready pen. The article presents as well the collection of flaws that were usually used as the subject of criticism by Rococo writer in his poems. Moreover, the author pays attention to the works which on the one hand are characterized by their ambiguous meaning and intention which cannot be defined precisely but on the other hand show that their author perfectly mastered the art of being malice.

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