DIONIZO POŠKOS RAUDŲ ISTORINĖ TOPIKA

The article investigates the source of historiographical topic heroic paganism in laments/elegies Dionizas Poška (1764–1830). It is known that read manuscript first history Lithuania (1822) by Simonas Daukantas (1793–1864). hypothesises choice Poška’s written language ‘to lean towards Samogitian dialect’, and increase a lexicon characteristic genre laments, are connected with his reading Daukantas’ manuscript. Since until now researchers into legacy do not agree on date completion history, it believed research this kind will make possible to clarify it. leads conclusion ‘History Lithuania’ 1824, because verse dating from year we find which work. In elegies after found Lithuanian equivalents traditional topics lost nation, often taken text Daukantas, literal translations Polish literature. inspired talk about Golden Age, so he can be considered pioneer historical elegy. Following poet learned replace rhetorical writing an authentic expression thought Romantic authors.