Forgotten panegyric of Ignacy Srzednicki in honour of Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha

Abstract

The poem of Ignacy Srzednicki addressed to Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha was created during the Great Sejm, when the addressee served as the Speaker of the Seimas and the General Confederation of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The author reconstructs the biography of the creator of the poem, explores the relationship between Srzednicki and Sapieha, as well as analyses and interprets the poem included in the appendix.

Keywords

• Ignacy Srzednicki
• Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha
• panegiryk
• Sejm Wielki