Italians in Early Modern Poland / Wojciech Tygielski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tygielski, Wojciech, author.

Series:

Polish studies, transdisciplinary perspectives ; Volume 11.

Polish studies, transdisciplinary perspectives ; ; Volume 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization--Italian influences.

Civilization.

Italians--Social life and customs.

Italians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang Inc, 2015.

Summary:

The book provides a panorama of Italian migrants' activities in Polish economy, political life and, above all, culture. The motivations of Italians who decided to travel to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and quite often settled there permanently, the reasons which made this migration possible and approved by the Polish and Lithuanian hosts are described in detail. Various categories of Italian migrants are considered as well as the potential and growing difficulties in their adaptation. These premises serve as proof of social and cultural distances between the Italians and the Poles and un.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Theme; The Title, Timeframes, Terminology; The Aim and Concept of the Study; The Sources; Construction; Literature; Chapter I: Evidence Of Presence: On the Pages of Narrative Sources; An Attempt to Order; On the Pages of Narrative Sources; Marcin Kromer; Szymon Starowolski; Maciej Stryjkowski; Krzysztof and Łukasz Opaliński; Sebastiano and Valerio Montelupi, Niccolò Siri; Paweł Piasecki; Father Jan Piotrowski; Zbigniew and Jerzy Ossoliński; The Kraków Burgher; Jan Markowicz; Chapter II: The Coming: From the Italian Perspective. Emigration and Its CausesFrom Italy to the Commonwealth-Motivations; Knowledge about Poland; Nunciature and Jesuits; "Pro-Polish Lobby"; The Motives for Setting Out On a Journey; "Curiosity"; "Business"; "The Call of Duty"; "Refugium"-defectors; Decision-making Mechanism; Personnel Recruitment; Variants and Strategies; Hardship and Risk; For the Short Term; "For Good"; Ties with Italy; Chapter III: The Stay: Italians in the Commonwealth; From Early Contacts to the Early Modern Period; Spheres of Activity and Typology of Figures; The Economic Sphere; Merchants and Entrepreneurs. Administering the PostPolitics, Religion, and Intellectual Pursuits; Bona and Her Circle; Politicians and Royal Advisers; Diplomats and Secretaries; Diplomacy; Secretaries; Scholars, Intellectuals ... Globetrotters; Religious Dissenters; The Artistic Sphere; Architects and Builders; Vilnius and Other Places; Builders, Sculptors, and Stuccoists; Longhi-an artist's life; Plastic Arts; Painters; Chalcographers and Goldsmiths; Musicians and People of Theatre; The Sphere of Services and Professional Specialisations; Doctors and Apothecaries; Military and Engineers; Active in Many Fields ... Tito Livio BurattiniGirolamo Pinocci; Paolo Del Buono; Group Portrait; The Scale of the Phenomenon-Possibilities of Quantitative Presentations; Geography of the Italian Presence; Municipal Area; Kraków; Lviv; Vilnius; Gdańsk; Royal Court; Magnate Courts; Chapter IV: Interaction: A Friendly Confrontation; In New Realities; Ties and Conflicts within the Italian Community; The Art of Adaptation; What and Who Did they Find?; Difficulties in Adaptation; Successes and Failures; Could Italians Enter Old Polish Elites?; Various Directions of Influences; Similarities and Differences. Relations with Polish SurroundingsPolonisation; Indygenat and Ennoblements; Italianisation; The Knowledge of Italian; Italianisms in Polish; The Most Important Spheres of Italian Interaction; Intellectual Sphere; Humanist Culture-Literary Influences-Translations; Italianism, Italianisation, Interaction; Literary Influences; Translations; The World of Ideas; Callimachus; Machiavelli; Castiglione, that is Górnicki; Artistic Inspirations; Architecture and Construction; Architectural Treatises; Ceremonies; Music and Theatre; Civilisational Sphere; Innovations; Political Culture.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783653995084

3653995086

9783653030907

3653030900