{"product_id":"a-guide-to-the-heavens-radoslaw-grzekowiak-9789004547377","title":"A Guide to the Heavens: The Literary Reception of Herman Hugo's Pia Desideria in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis book is available in open access thanks to the generous support of the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the first monographic study of the reception of Herman Hugo's emblem book \u003ci\u003ePia desideria\u003c\/i\u003e (1624) in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It discusses ten different translations and adaptations, showing how the engravings, elegies and exegetical extracts of the original edition were used by Polish-speaking authors. Attention is also given to the reception of the engravings in paintings. Furthermore, the author examines the reasons for the book's popularity, proving that it was determined by the interest of women who did not know Latin, yet constituted the most important target group for the numerous and varied Polish adaptations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Radoslaw Grześkowiak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004547371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004547377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Radoslaw Grze\u0026#347;kowiak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44583681032447,"sku":"9789004547377","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e570a0c-8213-4b7d-9f99-e296ba6afa8f.jpg?v=1701882982","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-guide-to-the-heavens-radoslaw-grzekowiak-9789004547377","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}