Pan Tadeusz, or, The last foray in Lithuania /:

As the first of its publications the Millennium of Christian Poland Celebration Committee in Canada presented an English translation of Pan Tadeusz, a land-mark in Polish literature. Pan Tadeusz or The Last Foray in Lithuania is the greatest epic poem of Poland's greatest poet, Adam Mickiewicz...

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1. Verfasser: Mickiewicz, Adam, 1798-1855 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kirkconnell, Watson, 1895-1977 (ÜbersetzerIn), Segel, Harold B., 1930- (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2018.
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Zusammenfassung:As the first of its publications the Millennium of Christian Poland Celebration Committee in Canada presented an English translation of Pan Tadeusz, a land-mark in Polish literature. Pan Tadeusz or The Last Foray in Lithuania is the greatest epic poem of Poland's greatest poet, Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855). It was written in exile and published in Paris in 1833, during the author's long absence from his native country because of his patriotic sympathies. The scene of the poem is Lithuania on the eve of Napoleon's expedition into Russia in 1812 and its subject is a family feud among the country gentry; Mickiewicz gives vivid pictures of the life of the old Polish nobility and gentry, their manners and past times, their patriotic enthusiasms and his descriptions of the Lithuanian landscape especially have kept his poem in the hearts of generations of readers. The poem ends in the spirit of hope caused in the heart of every Pole by the French onslaught on Russia. The original poem is in rhymed Alexandrine couplets, and the translation in the English heroic couplet; this is the first translation in rhymed English verse to be published. Watson Kirckconnell's gifts as translator and poet are well known, and this publication is a splendid opportunity to become acquainted with one of the world's great epics. Dr. William J. Rose provides a helpful historical introduction.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (388 pages)
ISBN:9781487580018
1487580010