Anna Grześkowiak-Krwawicz, Ph.D. (1986, Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences), is a Professor at the Institute of Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences. She has published numerous monographs, source editions, and articles, many of which focus on the political ideas and discourse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Her recent works include The Political Discourse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Concepts and Ideas (Routledge, 2021).

• IntroductionSection 1: the Idea of Power1 Power in the Polish–Lithuanian Political Discourse: What Was It, and How Was It Discussed?2 Sovereignty: an Essential Idea for Political Discourse?Section 2: the Institutions of Power3 Does the Commonwealth Need a King?4 The Sejm: a Temple of Laws or a Guardian of Liberty?ConclusionBibliographyIndex

Anna Grześkowiak-Krwawicz, Ph.D. (1986, Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences), is a Professor at the Institute of Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences. She has published numerous monographs, source editions, and articles, many of which focus on the political ideas and discourse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Her recent works include The Political Discourse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Concepts and Ideas (Routledge, 2021).

• IntroductionSection 1: the Idea of Power1 Power in the Polish–Lithuanian Political Discourse: What Was It, and How Was It Discussed?2 Sovereignty: an Essential Idea for Political Discourse?Section 2: the Institutions of Power3 Does the Commonwealth Need a King?4 The Sejm: a Temple of Laws or a Guardian of Liberty?ConclusionBibliographyIndex

Anna Grześkowiak-Krwawicz, Ph.D. (1986, Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences), is a Professor at the Institute of Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences. She has published numerous monographs, source editions, and articles, many of which focus on the political ideas and discourse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Her recent works include The Political Discourse of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Concepts and Ideas (Routledge, 2021).

• IntroductionSection 1: the Idea of Power1 Power in the Polish–Lithuanian Political Discourse: What Was It, and How Was It Discussed?2 Sovereignty: an Essential Idea for Political Discourse?Section 2: the Institutions of Power3 Does the Commonwealth Need a King?4 The Sejm: a Temple of Laws or a Guardian of Liberty?ConclusionBibliographyIndex