LEADER 04628oam 22005294a 450 001 9910955498003321 005 20200402172104.0 010 $a1-003-71904-X 010 $a963-386-276-0 035 $a(CKB)4100000008277060 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5778066 035 $a(OCoLC)1102328806 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse68330 035 $a(DE-B1597)633181 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789633862766 035 $a(OCoLC)1338020925 035 $a(Perlego)1983854 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000008277060 100 $a20180814d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCustoms and Culture in Poland under the Last Saxon King$eSelections from Opis obyczajów za panowania Augusta III by father J?drzej Kitowicz, 1728-1804 /$ftranslated, with a preface and running commentary by Oscar E. Swan 210 1$aNew York :$cCentral European University Press,$d2019. 210 3$aBaltimore, Md. :$cProject MUSE, $d2019 210 4$d©2019. 215 $a1 online resource (396 pages) 300 $aTranslation of: Opis obyczajo?w i zwyczajo?w za panowania Augusta III. 311 08$a963-386-275-2 327 $aReligious denominations in Poland -- On piety -- The hospital of the baby Jesus -- The maiden canonesses -- On manger scenes -- Floral sunday -- Ash Wednesday: dark matins -- The passion service and the flagellants -- Easter processions and the entombment ceremony -- The resurrection ceremony and Corpus Christi procession -- Easter Monday and St. John's Eve -- Child-rearing -- The education of children past the age of seven -- Public schools -- On student privileges -- How Dabrowski lost his head -- On the Sejms -- Eating and drinking at the Sejmiks vetting delegates -- The marshal's courts -- On torture -- The crown tribunals -- The singlesticks circle -- Deputival honors and parades -- The conclusion of the tribunals -- The Radom Commission -- The Crown Foot Guard -- The company circle -- The company deputation for tax collection -- The march of the hussar and armored companies -- Foreign-style regiments -- The hetmans -- The sich and the haidamaks -- On orders -- Old-fashioned cookery -- New-fashioned cookery -- Noble tables and banquets -- On the potato -- Of beds and bedding -- On noble palaces and homes -- On costume or dress -- Women's wear -- Of snuff and snuff boxes -- Of bags and watches, rings and pins -- Household entertainments -- Of carnivals and kuligs -- Masked balls -- Of drinks and drinking -- On the more famous drunkards -- Of carriages and conveyances -- Public convocations -- On peasant customs. 330 $a"Jedrzej Kitowicz was a parish priest in central Poland with a military and worldly past. In his later years, after putting the affairs of his parish in order, he composed a colorful chronicle of all aspects and walks of life under King August III. He seems to have written mostly from memory, creating in the process the most complete record that exists of society in eighteenth-century Poland. A man with omnivorous tastes, a keen sense of observation, and a wry--at times bawdy--sense of humor, Kitowicz's realistic and robust literary technique has been compared in its earthiness and evocativeness to Flemish genre painting. A noteworthy example of eighteenth-century writing and narrative talent, his Opis reveals an astounding visual memory and a modern ethnographer's eye for material culture. The present book consists of fifty-one chapters, including all of the most celebrated ones, from Father Kitowicz's Opis, complete with a comprehensive introduction. Topics include religious beliefs, customs and institutions, child-rearing, education, the judiciary and the military. Particularly vivid are the descriptions of the lives of the nobility, ranging from cooking through men's and women's wear to household entertainments and drinking habits. A commentary by the editor introduces each chapter"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aHISTORY / Europe / Poland$2bisacsh 607 $aPoland$xSocial life and customs$yTo 1795 608 $aElectronic books. 610 $a18th century, Cultural studies, Food, Literature, Religion, Social life, Sources, Way of life. 615 7$aHISTORY / Europe / Poland. 676 $a943.8/025 700 $aKitowicz$b Je?drzej$0694473 702 $aSwan$b Oscar E. 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910955498003321 996 $aCustoms and Culture in Poland under the Last Saxon King$94340605 997 $aUNINA