Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Antoni Marcin Sienkiewicz’s epithalamium for Maria Zofia Sieniawska, the goddaughter of king August II the Strong and tsar Peter the Great

Year of publication:  2020
Page range:  47 (81-127)
Keywords: Antoni Marcin Sienkiewicz, critical edition, epithalamium, Maria Zofia Sieniawska
Author: Anna Botor (University of Lodz) 


Abstract

This article presents critical edition of enlightenment period’s epithalamium of Antoni Marcin Sienkiewicz (1690–1752) titled “Konstelacyja pierwszych koronnego nieba planet" (“A constellation of the most brilliant planets of the crown sky"). The epithalamium was written in 1724 on the occasion of Maria Zofia Sieniawska’s wedding with Stanislaw Ernest Denhoff. Since some references in the text might be difficult for today’s readers, this article includes the necessary clarifications on mythological characters and the overview of Sieniawski’s and Lubomirski’s families. Moreover, the article presents a short historical note about the author’s biography (he was considered as the most prolific panegyrist of Polish nobility), as well as about Maria Zofia
Sieniawska, to whom the work was originally dedicated.

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