Gaweda szlachecka is a Polish literary form in which a work is presented as a story told by a Polish nobleman, stylized after the gaweda oral storytelling tradition: a tale with no particular plot, made up of loosely connected episodes narrated in colloquial, embellished language. It is associated with the tradition of Sarmatism and was developed in the first half of the nineteenth century, with Henryk Rzewuski, author of Pamiątki Soplicy, its most influential figure.
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Notable ExamplePamiątki Soplicy by Henryk Rzewuski 1 Defining TraitFreedom of composition, rich in digressions, written in language close to colloquial 1 In the Other Atlases
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Source Gawęda, Wikipedia
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Romantic period section
The leading author in this genre was Henryk Rzewuski (Pamiątki Soplici
Opening definition
characterized by freedom of composition, rich in digressions, and written in language close to colloquial language.
In Group: Epic and Heroic Poetry Traditions, Lead section
Gawęda (Polish pronunciation: [ɡaˈvɛnda]) is a genre of Polish oral folklore, as well as an epic literary genre of works stylized as an oral tale, characterized by freedom of composition, rich in digressions, and written in language close to colloquial language.
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