sarmatism

With the progression of time, however, the Sarmatism ideals became corrupted.

In his poetry, he praised the Sarmatism culture.

He is known as one of the earliest poets of the Polish baroque and sarmatism.

The faults of Sarmatism were blamed for the demise of the country from the late 18th century onwards.

Szlachta found justification for their self-appointed dominant role in a peculiar set of attitudes, known as sarmatism, that they had adopted.

In its early, idealistic form, Sarmatism represented a positive cultural movement: it supported religious belief, honesty, national pride, courage, equality and freedom.

By the middle of the 17th century the doctrine had been firmly reestablished, sarmatism and religious zealotry had become the norm.

Representing late Sarmatism culture, he views only szlachta social class as the only real representative of Poland.

Lithuanians and Ukrainians living within the Commonwealth also adopted certain aspects of Sarmatism.

The Foundations of Sarmatism.

The term Sarmatism was first used by Jan Długosz in his 15th century work on the history of Poland.

The nobility, however, cared about more than just religious themes, and the works of Polish renaissance reflected their material and spiritual values (see sarmatism).

The democratic concepts of law and order, self-government and elective offices constituted an inseparable part of Sarmatism.

Since its original popularity among the former szlachta, Sarmatism itself went into political decline, but has since seen revision and revival, and then eclipse.

This ideology placed the Polish followers of Sarmatism at odds with the later Russian pan-Slavists.

Sarmatism lauded past victories of the Polish military, and required Polish noblemen to cultivate the tradition.

Sarmatism became highly influenced by the Baroque style and produced a unique mix of Eastern and Western styles.

Justglac House, with mascarons presenting faces of the Sarmatians in the attic (see: Sarmatism).

Since that time the Ruthenian szlachta actively adopted Polish noble customs and traditions, such as Sarmatism.

Polish Romanticism revived the old "Sarmatism" traditions of the szlachta or Polish nobility.

Psalmodia polska is recognized as one of the main monuments of old Polish literature and the best synthesis of Sarmatism.

The prevalent ideology of the szlachta became "Sarmatism", named after the Sarmatians, alleged ancestors of the Poles.

West European elements were blended with Oriental influence and native styles and traditions, all fully combined within the broader regional Sarmatism culture.

In his opinion, this explained why Latin language was common in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and also served to support sarmatism ideals.

The Polish Baroque was influenced by Sarmatism, the culture of the Polish nobility (szlachta).