Sonnets from the Crimea by Adam Mickiewicz
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"Sonnets from the Crimea" by Adam Mickiewicz is a series of 18 Polish sonnets published in 1826. These romantic poems chronicle a journey through the Crimea, blending vivid descriptions of oriental landscapes with the inner turmoil of an exiled poet longing for his homeland. Driven from home by violent forces, the speaker wanders as both pilgrim and exile, encountering Eastern culture and nature. This groundbreaking cycle introduced the sonnet form to Polish
literature and inspired generations of Romantic poets. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Mickiewicz, Adam, 1798-1855 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Underwood, Edna Worthley, 1873-1961 |
| LoC No. | 17028824 |
| Title | Sonnets from the Crimea |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crimean_Sonnets |
| Credits |
Produced by Jimmy O'Regan (This file was produced from images generously made available by the University of California Libraries/The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 27069 |
| Release Date | Oct 27, 2008 |
| Last Update | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 513 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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