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Customs and Culture in Poland under the Last Saxon King - Selections from Opis obyczajow za panowania Augusta III by father Jedrzej Kitowicz, 1728-1804 (Hardcover)
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Customs and Culture in Poland under the Last Saxon King - Selections from Opis obyczajow za panowania Augusta III by father Jedrzej Kitowicz, 1728-1804 (Hardcover)
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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.
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