Linguistic creation of the image of sovereigns in Middle Polish historiographic writing – a con tributionto the analysis of identity discourse
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: The paper attempts to describe a fragment of the 16th century historiographic writing,perceived as a tool for shaping attitudes, spreading values, creating and consolidatingcollective memory. 16th century Polish catalogues of monarchs (Ikones) constitute the resourcematerial. They performed the commemorative function, but were also used by theauthorities as a channel for disseminating information about the history of the state andthe society from the angle of the deeds of sovereigns. The figures of the rulers recordedin the catalogues may serve as universal patterns of both positive (the knight, the host,the father, the faithful) as well as negative attitudes. This form of writing was decisive inrespect of what should be remembered and how, constructing common world view andhence developing the identity of the nation of the gentry.
Author: Magdalena Hawrysz
Institution: University of Zielona Góra
Language: Polish
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2507754472