Projektowanie kręgu odbiorców i procesu lektury w pasyjnym tryptyku Augustyna Rakiewicza

Abstract

The article presents the various manners in which the author’s introductory remarks depicted potential members of the reading public in religious printed materials. Another subject of analysis herein is reasoning that constituted an enticement to reading of the said books. Another topic included into considerations are prefaces to three mutually complementary Passion publications by Augustyn Rakiewicz, which include the following volumes printed at the beginning of the 18th century in Supraśl: Zapach mirrowego snopka… coequal to Garście mirrowego snopka… (1711) and Snopek mirry gorzkiej… (1712). The author of the article concentrates on an analysis of metatext statements by Rakiewicz that refer to the introductory remarks accompanying the collections in question. What is also discussed are the statements by the writer giving reasons to buy and read the all three parts of the triptych. Moreover, the considerations included herein present fragments which reveal the primary concept of Rakiewicz and even justify the alternations of this concept conducted during the composing period. The entire study is completed with remarks concerning publisher’s announcements included in the prefaces, and especially with the considerations relating to a book the publication of which had been advertised twice, even though it probably was never eventually printed.