Jan z Wielomowic Gawiński, born about 1622, died probably in 1684, was a Polish

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 baroque

Baroque

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 poet

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.

Gawiński is counted into the classical generation

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 of Sarmatians

Sarmatism

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 – the generation

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 of John III Sobieski

John III Sobieski

John III Sobieski was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1674 until his death King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Sobieski's 22-year-reign was marked by a period of the Commonwealth's stabilization, much needed after the turmoil of the Deluge and...

, though his nobility

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 is not certain. He descended likely from town Wilamowice

Wilamowice

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 near Cracow. He studied in the branch of Jagellon University in Biała Podlaska. Next he was a courtier

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 of bishop

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 Charles Ferdinand Vasa. He may has fought with Cossacks. Finally he settled down in Cracow and got married with Małgorzata Lajtner. There he worked in several office

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s, for instance the steward of salt works in Wieliczka

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 and Bochnia

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. He was also the best friend of Wespazjan Kochowski

Wespazjan Kochowski

Wespazjan Kochowski was one of the most noted historians and poets of Polish Baroque, the most typical representative of the philosophy and literature of Sarmatism.- Life :Kochowski was associated with Małopolska during all his life...

 – they have found the second wives for each another).

He used to write much and well. The most famous are his idyls, taking pattern from Anacreon

Anacreon

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, Szymon Szymonowic

Szymon Szymonowic

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 and ancient Latin

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 poet

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s, gloryfing life in the village

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 and published

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 many times. Very interesting are also Dworzanki albo Epigrammata polskie (Court ladies or Polish epigrams). He has written a poem Clipaeus christianitatis (The shield of Christianity) in praise of John III Sobieski

John III Sobieski

John III Sobieski was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1674 until his death King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Sobieski's 22-year-reign was marked by a period of the Commonwealth's stabilization, much needed after the turmoil of the Deluge and...

 defeating Turkey

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, a series of epigram

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s Nagrobki (Epitaphs), a Latin

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 poem on the death

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 of Krzysztof Wilski Planctus (Crying) and translation

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s of works

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 of Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski

Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski

Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski , was Europe's most prominent Latin poet of the 17th century, and a renowned theoretician of poetics.-Life:...

as well.