Title Dvi asmeninės bibliotekos – viena vizija: Simonas Daukantas ir Jurgis Plateris
Translation of Title Two personal libraries – one vision: Simonas Daukantas and Jurgis Plateris.
Authors Bončkutė, Roma
DOI 10.15388/kn.v65i0.8452
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Is Part of Knygotyra.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2015, t. 65, p. 48-65.. ISSN 0204-2061. eISSN 2345-0053
Abstract [eng] The attempts of this article to delineate the origins of the modern perceptions of the Lithuanian culture and literacy are based on the consideration of Daukantas’ library catalogue Te tytuły ksiąg w tym Rejestrze spisanych znajdujące bez krzyżyków są darowane Panom Dowkontom Mitkajckim Pana Andrzeja Dowkonta synom w roku 1852 gim przemnie Szymona Dowkonta and Domas Kaunas monograph Bibliotheca Georgii Comitis de Plater. Simonas Daukantas and Jurgis Plateris are the first intellectuals, whose works contain ideas, heavily influenced by the culture of the Eastern Prussia. Although Daukantas and Plateris were Catholics, they were highly influenced by the history of Eastern Prussia and the Lithuanian writings of Lutherans. While studying in Vilnius University, Daukantas and Plateris were students of prof. Ignacanas Onasevičius who encouraged his disciples to study not only the history of Lithuania but also the history of Eastern Prussia. Thanks to his influence, Daukantas and Platerys were more inclined towards the works of Lietuvininkai – Lutheran Lithuanians living in Prussia – unlike other intellectuals of the Great Lithuania. Having been familiarized with the culture and history of Eastern Prussia, they were more predisposed to the diction of Lutheran writings; their example inspired them to advance the written language of the Great Lithuania. [...].
Published Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla
Type Journal article
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2015
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