Karol Batog
Polish Literature
Prof. Kurczaba
November 18, 2003
Polish Writers
of
The 19th Century
The Polish struggle for freedom amounted to a struggle against violence and absolutism. ... Their struggle for freedom was reflected in the participation of Poles in European uprisings and revolutions in the 19th century. ... The three international powers were absolute states and their political systems stood in complete disagreement with the Polish tradition of democracy, self-government and civil freedoms.
At the turn the 19th century, Napoleons France was Polands ally. The Polish troops were set up in Italy in 1797 to support Napoleon in his war on Austria. ... Then a Polish government was formed and peasants were given personal freedom. ... Shortly after, the Polish-Russian war followed. The well trained and armed Polish army held out till September, 1831, but was not able to win that war do to the enormous human and economic resources of Russia. ...
Frederyk Chopin Adam Mickiewicz
Discussions on the causes of the uprisings defeat were held by the Polish Democratic Society, which also conducted preparations for further battles. In the face of the loss of the statehood and the defeat of successive uprisings, an enormous role in maintaining Polish identity was played by culture. That culture created two movements in the 19th century that continue to influence Poland and Poles today: Romanticism and Positivism. ... " In music Frederic Chopin used Polish folk and national motifs in his compositions. ... The greatest Polish novel of the 19th century, "Lalka" [The Doll] by Boleslaw Prus, depicted the tragic conflict between the two attitudes--the main character, a former insurgent, then a rich businessman, is killed by his love of a average snobbish lady. The turn of the 20th century saw a renewal of romantic feeling and trends in poetry, drama and painting. ...
This is just a little of Poland’s history during the 19th and 20th century. It was a time during which some of the greatest Polish writers emerged. ... The story is about a Polish character, Mr. ... This story was written in 1911 by a Polish poet Joseph Konrad. ... There were a lot of stories and poems written in the 19th century by Polish writers. ...
Even though there were no Polish characters, or anything mentioned about Poland in this story, Sienkiewicz wanted to show everybody that Poland was in a similar situation like the Indians were. ...
Sienkiewicz’s final message was for Polish people not to become like Sachem, who couldn’t take revenge. ...
Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916)
“The most outstanding and prolific Polish writer of the second half of the nineteenth century, was born in Wola Okrzejska, in the Russian part of Poland.
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