author
Kazimierz Brodziński
1791–1835
A key voice of early Polish Romanticism, he wrote poetry, criticism, and essays that helped shape literary life in the decades after Poland’s partitions. Best known for the pastoral poem "Wiesław," he brought village life and national feeling into a warm, lyrical style.
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Wiesław sielanka krakowska w pięciu aktach
by Kazimierz Brodziński
About the author
Born on March 8, 1791, in Królówka, Kazimierz Brodziński became one of the important figures of Polish Romantic literature. He was not only a poet, but also a translator, literary critic, and theorist, and his work moved between creative writing and reflection on what Polish literature could become.
He studied and later taught in Warsaw, including at Warsaw University, and became especially known for Wiesław (1820), a pastoral poem that idealized rural life while speaking to broader questions of feeling, identity, and culture. His writing is often described as a bridge between earlier sentimental traditions and the emerging Romantic movement in Poland.
Brodziński died in Dresden on October 10, 1835. Remembered for his gentle lyricism and his influence on Polish literary thought, he remains a notable author for listeners interested in the roots of nineteenth-century Polish poetry.