Literacka „oprawa” śmierci i pogrzebu Jerzego Radziwiłła (1616—1617)
A literary “frame” of death and funeral of Jerzy Radziwiłł (1616—1617)

Author(s): Mariola Jarczykowa
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Summary/Abstract: The article makes use of unknown manuscript and printed sources from the 17th century pre‑senting death of Jerzy, a one year son of Krzysztof and Anna Radziwiłł. In the light of these materi‑als it is possible to bring the Old‑Polish attitude towards children’s death closer and reconstruct thedetails of pompa funebris at that time.The letters of Protestant clerics, above all, preserved condolences offered to the hetman. Also,they contain notes on preparations for the funeral and occasional publishing houses concerning thedead. One of such prints is Lacrymae exequiales in obitum praeproperum Georgii Radivilli infantisa studiosis Gymnasi Birzensis fusae which consists of the Polish poems by Rajski brothers. Theauthors, comforting princess Anna, referred to, among other things, Jan Kochanowski’s Laments.What remained was also a copy of the speech given during the funeral of Jerzy Radziwiłł. It isa thanksgiving oration on behalf of the dead’s family, directed at the participants of the ceremony.An anonymous author referred to the authority of Heraclitus of Ephesus and cited The Bible, aboveall, The Book of Psalms and The Book of Job many times.

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