pawian
2 Jun 2012 #121
I agree, that was the case of Stanczyk. Thank you for bringing him up.
In any measure, Stańczyk's fame and legend was strong already in his own times of the Renaissance, it later reappeared in 19th century and remains well-known to this day.[4] Unlike jesters of other European courts, Stańczyk has been always considered to have been much more than a mere entertainer.[6]
He is remembered as a man of great intelligence and a political philosopher gifted with formidable insight into Poland's current and future situation. He used his job to criticize and warn his contemporaries by the use of satire. His witty jokes often pertained to current political or court matters. Stańczyk's remarks and jokes were preserved by numerous contemporary writers and historians, including £ukasz Górnicki, Jan Kochanowski, Marcin Kromer, and Mikołaj Rej who praised him for fighting hypocrisy in the name of truth. Some sources even go as far as to call him a personal friend to Marcin Kromer, to the dislike of the bishops.[7]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sta%C5%84czyk
Do you suppose Kaczyński is like Stańczyk?