Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Kitowicz, Jędrzej (1728-1804)
Titre(s) : Customs and culture in Poland under the last Saxon King [Texte imprimé] : the major texts of Opis obyczajów za panowania Augusta III, Description of customs during the reign of August III / by Jedrzej Kitowicz, 1728-1804 ; translated, and with a preface and commentary by Oscar E. Swan
Traduction de : Opis obyczajów i zwyczajów za panowania Augusta III
Publication : Budapest : Central European University Press, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 396 pages : illustrations, plates (color) ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Translation of: Opis obyczajów i zwyczajów za panowania Augusta III. Translated from
the Polish. - Includes bibliographical references
"Jedrzej Kitowicz was a parish priest in central Poland with a military and worldly
past. In his later years, after putting the affairs of his parish in order, he composed
a colorful chronicle of all aspects and walks of life under King August III. He seems
to have written mostly from memory, creating in the process the most complete record
that exists of society in eighteenth-century Poland. A man with omnivorous tastes,
a keen sense of observation, and a wry--at times bawdy--sense of humor, Kitowicz's
realistic and robust literary technique has been compared in its earthiness and evocativeness
to Flemish genre painting. A noteworthy example of eighteenth-century writing and
narrative talent, his Opis reveals an astounding visual memory and a modern ethnographer's
eye for material culture. The present book consists of fifty-one chapters, including
all of the most celebrated ones, from Father Kitowicz's Opis, complete with a comprehensive
introduction. Topics include religious beliefs, customs and institutions, child-rearing,
education, the judiciary and the military. Particularly vivid are the descriptions
of the lives of the nobility, ranging from cooking through men's and women's wear
to household entertainments and drinking habits. A commentary by the editor introduces
each chapter"
Sujet(s) : Moeurs et coutumes -- Pologne -- Jusqu'à 1795
Pologne -- 1734-1763 (Auguste III)
Genre ou forme : Récits personnels
Indice(s) Dewey :
943.802 5 (23e éd.) = Histoire - Pologne - 1697-1795
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9789633862759. - ISBN 9633862752
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45550300w
Notice n° :
FRBNF45550300
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Religious denominations in Poland ; On piety ; The hospital of the baby Jesus
; The maiden canonesses ; On manger scenes ; Floral sunday ; Ash Wednesday: dark
matins ; The passion service and the flagellants ; Easter processions and the entombment
ceremony ; The resurrection ceremony and Corpus Christi procession ; Easter Monday
and St. John's Eve ; Child-rearing ; The education of children past the age of seven
; Public schools ; On student privileges ; How Dabrowski lost his head ; On the
Sejms ; Eating and drinking at the Sejmiks vetting delegates ; The marshal's courts
; On torture ; The crown tribunals ; The singlesticks circle ; Deputival honors
and parades ; The conclusion of the tribunals ; The Radom Commission ; The Crown
Foot Guard ; The company circle ; The company deputation for tax collection ; The
march of the hussar and armored companies ; Foreign-style regiments ; The hetmans
; The sich and the haidamaks ; On orders ; Old-fashioned cookery ; New-fashioned
cookery ; Noble tables and banquets ; On the potato ; Of beds and bedding ; On
noble palaces and homes ; On costume or dress ; Women's wear ; Of snuff and snuff
boxes ; Of bags and watches, rings and pins ; Household entertainments ; Of carnivals
and kuligs ; Masked balls ; Of drinks and drinking ; On the more famous drunkards
; Of carriages and conveyances ; Public convocations ; On peasant customs.
