Przysłowia i sentencje jako narzędzie argumentacji w oracjach sejmowych z czasów Zygmunta Augusta
Abstract
One of the argumentation tools used in Polish parliament speeches from 1556 to 1564
were maxims and proverbs. They were used willingly by more than half of the speakers which
included senators (secular and ecclesiastical) as well as by gentry representatives. It was also
proper for the monarch. Thе subjects of the proverbs concerned politics, praxis and sociology.
Frequent use of proverbs during parliamentary debates demonstrates the high rank of this
form of expression in sixteenth century Poland.