Last name: Gall Anonim
Name/names:
Also known as: Anonymous called Gall
Born: brak danych ()
Died: brak danych ()
Category: Literature.
Gall Anonim (Anonymous called Be able to) – living at the turn of the 11th and 12th. Most likely the French Benedektyn, autor pisanej w latach 1112-16 Chronicles, the oldest Polish chronicle in Latin. The work of Gall is written in the convention of medieval historiography and manor-rice epics; są to tzw. advantage
, that is, the history of the hero's deeds. So this is not in the strict sense of the chronicle – There are no dates in Gall's work, There is also no chronology, And the author uses fictitious texts next to the record (Heroes' speeches, occasional poems, m.in. Training to the death of Bolesław the Brave, fairy -tale elements, np. Application about mice and popiel). It is not known, did Gall use previous documents, Especially when playing history before the reign of Bolesław Krzywousty, który jest głównym bohaterem Chronicles. The author shares political thought with his hero, reflecting the intentions of the ruler and praising his achievements, Apart from the episodes for the monarch uncomfortable. Na Chronicle składają się trzy księgi: And – It covers the history of the prince's ancestors, II – years of his youth until, When he becomes a ruler, III (uncommon) – lata 1109-1113. Aleksander Bruckner określał Chronicle mianem powieści historycznej, wskazując na jej zalety literackie. Chronicle daje dobre świadectwo o talencie autora, -oriented in the style and construction of similar works, using rhythmic Latin, and in a structure that efficiently uses the principle of symmetry (dedication letters preceding the books, verse introductions-the heroes of the heroes). This puts the work of Gall in a row of artistic achievements of medieval historiographic prose, for significant at the same time cognitive values.