Józef Bartłomiej Zimorowic (August 20, 1597 – October 14, 1677) was a Polish poet and historian of the Baroque era, most famous for his pastoral poemsSielanki nowe ruskie (New Ruthenian Pastorals), first published in Kraków in 1663. He was born into a LwówArmenian[1] family, his father was of a stonemason, Stanisŀaw Ozimek, and educated at the cathedral school in the city. He began to work for the city chancellery and in 1624 changed his surname to Zimorowic in order to advance his career by distancing himself from his artisanal background. He married Katarzyna Duchnicówna, the daughter of a rich goldsmith (she died in 1653). In 1640, he took over the running of the city chancellery, became a councillor and was several times mayor of Lwów, which allowed him to take part in the election of King Jan Kazimierz in 1648.
Zimorowic was interested in the history of Lwów and studied the city chronicles. In 1671 he published Viri illustres civitatis Leopoliensis (Famous Men of the City of Lwów), a collection of biographies of notable local figures. Another work, Leopolis triplex, tracing the history of Lwów until 1633, remained in manuscript until the late 19th century.
When Zimorowic's most important collection of poems Sielanki nowe ruskie first appeared in 1663 the name on the title page was not Zimorowic's own but that of his younger brother Szymon, who had died in 1629. The reason for this misattribution is still a mystery (their true authorship was only discovered by August Bielowski in 1839). Szymon had written some pastoral poems of his own, published in 1654 under the title Roksolanki to jest ruskie panny (Roxolani, or Ruthenian Ladies). Some of the poems in Józef Bartłomiej's collection had been written as early as the 1620s and contain many references to the author's family and friends as well as political events of the time. It is possible that Zimorowic published them as a tribute to his wife on the tenth anniversary of her death. Zimorowic acknowledges the most important earlier Polish pastoral poet Szymon Szymonowic, whose Sielanki appeared in 1614, as his master, but his own poems are notable for their local, "Ruthenian" (i.e. Ukrainian) colour and are clearly set in the landscape around Lwów.
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Żywot Kozaków Lisowskich (1620)
Testament luterski żartownie napisany (1623)
Pamiątka wojny tureckiej (1623)
Ecce deus, ecce homo (1633)
Advocatus mundi (1640)
Jesus, Maria, Joseph (1640)
Hymny na uroczyste święta Bogarodzice Maryi (1640)
Sielanki nowe ruskie (1663)
Viri illustres civitatis Leopoliensis (1671)
Domus virtutis et honoris (in Thaumaturgus Russiae, 1673) - full text
Leopolis triplex (posthumously published late 19th century)
J.B. Zimorowic Sielanki nowe ruskie ed. Ludwika Szczerbicka-Ślęk (Biblioteka Narodowa, 1999)
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^Armenians in Lvov (in Russian) 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
January 01, 1970
józef, bartłomiej, zimorowic, august, 1597, october, 1677, polish, poet, historian, baroque, most, famous, pastoral, poems, sielanki, nowe, ruskie, ruthenian, pastorals, first, published, kraków, 1663, born, into, lwów, armenian, family, father, stonemason, st. Jozef Bartlomiej Zimorowic August 20 1597 October 14 1677 was a Polish poet and historian of the Baroque era most famous for his pastoral poems Sielanki nowe ruskie New Ruthenian Pastorals first published in Krakow in 1663 He was born into a Lwow Armenian 1 family his father was of a stonemason Stanisŀaw Ozimek and educated at the cathedral school in the city He began to work for the city chancellery and in 1624 changed his surname to Zimorowic in order to advance his career by distancing himself from his artisanal background He married Katarzyna Duchnicowna the daughter of a rich goldsmith she died in 1653 In 1640 he took over the running of the city chancellery became a councillor and was several times mayor of Lwow which allowed him to take part in the election of King Jan Kazimierz in 1648 Zimorowic was interested in the history of Lwow and studied the city chronicles In 1671 he published Viri illustres civitatis Leopoliensis Famous Men of the City of Lwow a collection of biographies of notable local figures Another work Leopolis triplex tracing the history of Lwow until 1633 remained in manuscript until the late 19th century When Zimorowic s most important collection of poems Sielanki nowe ruskie first appeared in 1663 the name on the title page was not Zimorowic s own but that of his younger brother Szymon who had died in 1629 The reason for this misattribution is still a mystery their true authorship was only discovered by August Bielowski in 1839 Szymon had written some pastoral poems of his own published in 1654 under the title Roksolanki to jest ruskie panny Roxolani or Ruthenian Ladies Some of the poems in Jozef Bartlomiej s collection had been written as early as the 1620s and contain many references to the author s family and friends as well as political events of the time It is possible that Zimorowic published them as a tribute to his wife on the tenth anniversary of her death Zimorowic acknowledges the most important earlier Polish pastoral poet Szymon Szymonowic whose Sielanki appeared in 1614 as his master but his own poems are notable for their local Ruthenian i e Ukrainian colour and are clearly set in the landscape around Lwow Works editZywot Kozakow Lisowskich 1620 Testament luterski zartownie napisany 1623 Pamiatka wojny tureckiej 1623 Ecce deus ecce homo 1633 Advocatus mundi 1640 Jesus Maria Joseph 1640 Hymny na uroczyste swieta Bogarodzice Maryi 1640 Sielanki nowe ruskie 1663 Viri illustres civitatis Leopoliensis 1671 Domus virtutis et honoris in Thaumaturgus Russiae 1673 1 full text Leopolis triplex posthumously published late 19th century See also editList of mayors of LvivSources editBibliography J B Zimorowic Sielanki nowe ruskie ed Ludwika Szczerbicka Slek Biblioteka Narodowa 1999 Notes Armenians in Lvov in Russian Archived 2007 08 08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jozef Bartlomiej Zimorowic amp oldid 1169559178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
