Maria
poem by Malczewski
Also known as: “Marya: A Tale of the Ukraine”
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discussed in biography
- In Antoni Malczewski
…he published a long poem, Maria (Marya: A Tale of the Ukraine), which constitutes his only contribution to Polish poetry but occupies a permanent place there as a widely imitated example of the so-called Polish-Ukrainian poetic school. In the poem, Wacław, a young husband, goes to fight the Tatars and,…
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significance as Polish literature
- In Polish literature: Romanticism
…poem, the Romantic verse narrative Maria (1825), a tale of love and treachery remarkable for original diction, dramatic tension, and unity of mood.
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