The Political Discourse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Concepts and Ideas

ISBN-13: 9780367561147 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 270 str.

Poland) Grzeskowiak-Krwawi Anna (Polish Academy of Sciences

Opis

The book analyses concepts and ideas that are particularly important for the political discourse in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795). It is addressed to readers from the academic milieu as well to all interested in the history of political language and the history of political thought.

Spis treści

Introduction  Remarks from the Translator  Daniel Sax  1. Rzeczpospolita – The Commonwealth  2. Prawo – The Law  3. Wolność – Freedom  4. From Forma Mixta to the Separation of Powers  5. Zgoda – Concord  6. Cnota – Virtue as Advice for the Commonwealth  7. Amor Patriae – Patriotism  8. The Perceived Superiority of the "Old Ways": Dawny – Age-Old  9. In Conclusion, What Concepts Were Absent? Property

O autorze

Anna Grześkowiak-Krwawicz is Professor and Head of the Enlightenment Literature Department at the Institute for Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, and President of the Polish Society for Eighteenth Century Studies.