„Domowe żale, lamenty i krzyki/ Ochełznać prostym rymem”. Wybrane sielanki Józefa Bartłomieja Zimorowica jako świadectwo prywatnych doświadczeń poety (Filoreta, Kozaczyzna, Burda ruska)

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present three pieces from Sielanki nowe ruskie [The New Rus Pastorals] by Józef Bartłomiej Zimorowic as testament to the personal experiences of their author. The first part of the paper is concerned with an in-depth, contextual reading of the funeral bucolic Filoreta, written as a commemoration of the late wife of the poet, Katarzyna Duchnicówna. This part of the article discusses the crafting of an image of the heroine of this piece, as well as analyzes the creative aspect of her dying monologue and the consolation directed to her mourning spouse. The issue of the endurance of love after the death of one of the spouses becomes a significant topic of the piece. The text also shows appreciation for the earthly dimension of a marital relationship. The second part of the article is devoted to the reading of Kozaczyna and Burda ruska as an attempt at engaging in dialogue with the worldview as emerging from the Eclouges by Virgil. The diptych of Zimorowic brims with terror, pessimism and fear, which are not mitigated by poetic activity.

Keywords

• Zimorowic (Józef Bartłomiej)
• pastoral
• death
• marriage
• Arcadia