Nieznany wiersz Sebastiana Fabiana Klonowica

Abstract

The article is devoted to a previously unknown poem entitled In artem Grammaticam (To grammar) by Sebastian Fabian Klonowic, a 16th century poet from Lublin. The composition survived in a grammar textbook from 1691, entitled Grammaticae methodus facilis et compendiaria […]. The work consists of two parts. In the first one, didactic aspects of Klonowic’s work has been discussed (including his interest in matters related to youth education), the history of all known editions of Grammaticae methodus facilis textbook, the problem of lack of editions from before 1633. Another issue discussed is the attribution of forgotten Latin grammar. The second, major part of the text is an edition of the poem, which consists of its transcript (according to the provided rules of transcription), a translation and a short commentary, which, for instance, identifies ancient sources.