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Anna Nasilowska's A History of Polish Literature is a one-volume guide that immerses readers in the rich tapestry of Polish literature and reveals its enduring impact on European identity from the Middle Ages to the late twentieth century. By exploring key themes, writers, and works and grounding her discussion in crucial biographical context, she weaves together the lives of a carefully curated list of Polish writers to paint a vivid literary portrait, elucidating the epochs that these writers shaped. Offering indispensable insights for readers who may be unfamiliar with the world of Polish literature, it is an excellent jumping-off-point for further study and learning.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
A Note on the Translation
Preface
- The Middle Ages
- The Renaissance
- The Baroque
- The Enlightenment
- Romanticism
- Realism and Positivism
- Young Poland
- The Second Independence
- The Literature of the Second World War
- Polish Literature after the Second World War
- Polish Poetry after 1956
- On Drama and the Stage
- Prose after 1956
- After 1980
- In Lieu of an Ending—A Few Questions
Recommended Bibliography
Index
About the author
Anna Nasilowska is a Polish professor, scholar, poet, novelist and literary critic. Her works include several biographical studies, featuring subjects such as the French couple Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre; the Polish female poet Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska; the Japanese father-son-duo Ryochu and Yoshiho Umeda; and, most recently, the Polish playwright Slawomir Mrożek. She currently works at the Institute of Literary Research in Warsaw, Poland and is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the journal
Teksty Drugie, as well as a member of the "Archives of Women: Writing" project team. She has been President of the Association of Polish Writers since 2017.
Summary
Anna Nasilowska's A History of Polish Literature is a one-volume guide that immerses readers in the rich tapestry of Polish literature and reveals its enduring impact on European identity from the Middle Ages to the late twentieth century. By exploring key themes, writers, and works and grounding her discussion in crucial biographical context, she weaves together the lives of a carefully curated list of Polish writers to paint a vivid literary portrait, elucidating the epochs that these writers shaped. Offering indispensable insights for readers who may be unfamiliar with the world of Polish literature, it is an excellent jumping-off-point for further study and learning.
