Polish literature

Author: Yi Lijun
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: This volume outlines the development of Polish literature over a thousand years with rich and substantial materials and concise, lively language. It comprehensively introduces the literary characteristics, schools, and important writers and works of various periods in Polish literature, including the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Enlightenment, Romanticism, Positivism, Young Poland, the interwar period, and the post-World War II era. It focuses on introducing the creative features and representative works of a group of great Polish literary masters such as J. Kochanowski, I. Krasiński, A. Mickiewicz, H. Sienkiewicz, W. Reymont, S. I. Witkiewicz, C. Mi?osz, J. Iwaszkiewicz, and W. Szymborska. It clarifies the position of Polish literature in world literature and its origins in Latin culture and European literature, while also briefly explaining the characteristics of various literary trends and schools involved. In the process of elaborating on the development of Polish literature, it also introduces the historical background and national spirit of each literary period. From this volume, readers can gain a clear and relatively complete understanding of the development of Polish literature, which has produced two world cultural figures and four Nobel Prize laureates. They can also learn about significant changes in Polish history over a thousand years, some characteristics of the Polish nation, and knowledge about various literary schools. This volume aims to cater to readers of all levels and can serve as a reference for literary youth, enthusiasts of foreign literature, university and graduate students, and literary scholars.