{"product_id":"customs-and-culture-in-poland-jdrzej-kitowicz-9789633862759","title":"Customs and Culture in Poland Under the Last Saxon King: Selections from Opis Obyczaj Za Panowania Augusta III by Father Jedrzej Kitowicz, 1728-1804","description":"Jędrzej 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jędrzej Kitowicz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9633862752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789633862759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Central European University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"J\u0026#281;drzej Kitowicz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983276048639,"sku":"9789633862759","price":111.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e3cd6fc-a597-4d8e-9ddb-01496cce20fb.jpg?v=1683265680","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/customs-and-culture-in-poland-jdrzej-kitowicz-9789633862759","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}