Grażyna: Powieść Litewska by Adam Mickiewicz
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"Grażyna: Powieść Litewska" by Adam Mickiewicz is a classical epic poem published in 1823. Set against the backdrop of pagan Lithuania, this work tells the tragic story of the heroic Grażyna and her husband Litawor. Drawing inspiration from Homer's Iliad, the poem explores themes of individual duty versus collective good, memory, and tradition. Mickiewicz created a unique hybrid form—blending classical clarity with romantic sensibility, styled in Old Polish language, and treating Lithuanian
history with archaeological precision. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Mickiewicz, Adam, 1798-1855 |
|---|---|
| Title | Grażyna: Powieść Litewska |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gra%C5%BCyna_(poemat) |
| Credits |
Produced by Jimmy O'Regan, Ewa Jaros and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at dp.rastko.net (Produced from images generously made available by CBN Polona www.polona.pl) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | Polish |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 28153 |
| Release Date | Feb 22, 2009 |
| Last Update | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 378 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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