The Conflict Between King George of Poděbrady and the City of Wrocław as an Inspiration for the Preachers of Żagań
In the manuscript BUWr I F 710 from the mid-15th century, which belonged to the abbey of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine in Żagań, there is a short anonymous text in German, added to the codex in the early 16th century. This text is a paraphrase of one of the treatises by Nicolaus Tempelfeld of Brzeg, a member of the Wrocław cathedral chapter. Between 1458 and 1471, he played an important role in the conflict between King George of Poděbrady of Bohemia and Wrocław, being deeply involved in political activities. The text, which I will analyze in my presentation, serves as an interesting example of how a real historical dispute was used as a rhetorical exercise, demonstrating how to construct a convincing argument in discussions on authority.
