Occasional poems / edited and translated with notes by Michael J. Mikoś ; with a foreword by Roman Krzywy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kochanowski, Jan, 1530-1584, author.

Contributor:

Mikoś, Michael J., editor, translator.

Krzywy, Roman, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Polish

Subjects (All):

Kochanowski, Jan, 1530-1584--Translations into English.

Kochanowski, Jan.

Kochanowski, Jan, 1530-1584.

Genre:

Poetry.

Translations.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 97 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Slavica, 2023.

Summary:

"Occasional Poems contains 7 poems by renowned Polish poet Jan Kochanowski (c. 1530-1584) in English translation"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Translated from the Polish.

"Occasional Poems, the third in this series of Jan Kochanowski's works, contains seven occasional poems rendered into English for the first time. They are: On the Death of Jan Tarnowski, Memorial, Epithalamium, Incursion into Muscovy, Concord, Satyr, and Banner or the Prussian Homage. They are presented here in thematic order; the first two are elegies, the next two celebrate the wedding of a powerful magnate and his victorious military campaign, while the last three deal with important political and religious issues in 16th-century Poland."--Back cover.

ISBN:

9780893575199

0893575194

OCLC:

1371285657