Jan z Kijan, Januarius Sovizralius, Jan Dzwonowski – dwa pseudonimy, jedno nazwisko? Rzecz o tożsamości plebejskiego poety
Jan of Kijany, Januarius Sovizralius, Jan Dzwonowski – Two Pseudonyms, One Name? On the Identity of Plebeian Poet

Summary/Abstract: Almost from the moment of scientific “discovery” of 17th century Polish plebeian poetry scholars debated on the problem of its authorship. Doubts arose from the fact that the texts were published pseudonymously. Literary historians inclined to various conceptions, claiming authorship to be the most difficult to settle. The present article introduces new arguments for identifying Jan Dzwonowski with Jan of Kijany and Januarius Sovizralius. It is claimed that the author in question originated from the village of Dzwonowa and was an organist in a parish church in the town of Brzostek (now Dębica poviat, Subcarpatian Voivodeship).

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