Semiotics of Old Age in Polish Neo-Latin Poetry. Samboritanus, Cochanovius, Treter, Sarbievius, Ines
Semiotics of Old Age in Polish Neo-Latin Poetry. Samboritanus, Cochanovius, Treter, Sarbievius, Ines
Author(s): Elwira BuszewiczSubject(s): Applied Linguistics
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Neo-Latin poetry; old age in literature; Jan Kochanowski; Gregory of Sambor; Thomas Treter;Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski; Albert Ines.
Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this paper is to analyze several early-modern Neo-Latin poems written by Polish authors; thepoems deal (in different ways) with old age. The poets undertake a kind of intertextual game with the reader,applying various stereotypes and clichés. On can speak about a “semiotic landscape” of old age. The authorstaken into consideration are Jan Kochanowski, Grzegorz of Sambor, Thomas Treter (16th century) and MaciejKazimierz Sarbiewski, Albert Ines (17th century).
Journal: Symbolae Philologorum Posnaniensium Graecae et Latinae
- Issue Year: XXVII/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 85-101
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
