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Pan Tadeusz

Pages
184
Published
1834
Language
English

Synopsis

A young nobleman returns to his family estate in the Polish countryside and finds himself swept into a tale of romance, betrayal, and war as Napoleon's armies march through Poland. Written in verse by Adam Mickiewicz, this epic poem blends pastoral scenes of courtship with tense military conflict during the Napoleonic Wars.

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About the author

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Adam Mickiewicz

Adam Bernard Mickiewicz was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. A principal figure in Polish Romanticism, he is one of Poland's "Three Bards" and is widely regarded as Poland's greatest poet. He is also considered one of the greatest Slavic and European poets and has been dubbed a "Slavic bard". A leading Romantic dramatist, he has been compared in Poland and Europe to Byron and Goethe...

Characters

Tadeusz SoplicaProtagonist
Jacek Soplica (the Judge)Supporting
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