Culture of Poland

Movements

Romanesque Gothic Renaissance Baroque Enlightenment Romanticism Positivism Young Poland Interwar period Second World War Socialist realism Modern Download high resolution version (800x609, 132 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The Culture of Poland is closely connected to its intricate 1000 years of history. ... The ideas of the Age of Enlightenment in Poland were developed later then in the Western Europe, as Polish bourgeoisie was weaker, and szlachta (nobility) culture (Sarmatism) together with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth political system (Golden Freedoms) were in deep crisis. ... Romanticism in Poland was eventually followed with the period known as positivism in Poland. ... For other meanings of positivism, see Positivism. ... Young Poland (Polish Młoda Polska) is a modernist period in Polish art, literature and music, covering roughly the years between 1890 and 1918. ...

Arts

Literature Music Theater Poland — Polish literature Writers and novelists Main article: List of Polish language authors Writers in chronological order of birth: Jan Potocki (1761–1815) Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812–1887) Eliza Orzeszkowa (1841–1910) Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846–1916) Bolesław Prus (1847–1912) Stefan Żeromski (1864–1925) Władysław Reymont (1867–1925) Zofia Nałkowska... Poland has a lively and diverse music scene and even its own music genres like the sung poetry and disco polo. ... Prominent figures in Polish theater are: Wojciech Boguslawski Adam Hanuszkiewicz Konrad Swinarski Tadeusz Kantor Tadeusz Lomnicki Kazimierz Dejmek Krystian Lupa Helena Modrzejewska Leon Kruczkowski Jerzy Grotowski See also: List of famous Poles Categories: Polish culture ...

Artists

Authors Composers Painters Poets List of Polish composers: // 15th century Mikołaj Radomski (fl. ... This is an alphabetical listing of Polish painters. ... Poets who have written much of their poetry in the Polish language. ...

List of Polish language authors

Notable Polish writers and novelists, in birth order:

• Biernat of Lublin (1465? – after 1529).
• Mikołaj Rej (1505–1569)
• Jan Kochanowski (1530–1584)
• Ignacy Krasicki (1735–1801)
• Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (1758–1841)
• Jan Potocki (1761–1815)
• Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812–1887)
• Eliza Orzeszkowa (1841–1910)
• Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846–1916)
• Bolesław Prus (1847–1912)
• Stefan Żeromski (1864–1925)
• Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (1865–1940)
• Władysław Reymont (1867–1925)
• Zofia Nałkowska (1885–1954)
• Maria Dąbrowska (1889–1965)
• Bruno Schulz (1892–1942)
• Józef Mackiewicz (1902–1985)
• Zbigniew Nienacki (1929–1994)
• Witold Gombrowicz (1904–1969)
• Stanisłw Jerzy Lec (1909–1966)
• Eugeniusz Żytomirski (1911–1975)
• Leopold Tyrmand (1920–1985)
• Stanisław Lem (b. 1921)
• Tadeusz Konwicki (b. 1926)
• Grazyna Miller (b. 1957)
• Janusz A. Zajdel (1938–1985)
• Andrzej Sapkowski (b. 1948)
• Tomasz Pacyński (1958–2005)
• Rafal A. Ziemkiewicz (b. 1964)
• Dorota Masłowska (b. 1983)

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Jan Kochanowski Jan Kochanowski (1530 - August 22, 1584) was a Polish Renaissance poet and writer. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ignacy Krasicki Ignacy Krasicki (February 3, 1735, in Galicia — March 14, 1801, in Berlin) was a Polish prince of the Roman Catholic Church, a social critic, a leading writer, and the outstanding poet of the Polish Enlightenment, hailed by contemporaries as the Prince of Poets. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 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BolesÅ‚aw Prus BolesÅ‚aw Prus (pronounced: [bÉ”lεswaf prus]; August 20, 1847 – May 19, 1912), born Aleksander GÅ‚owacki, was a Polish journalist, short-story writer, and novelist. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Stefan Å»eromski Stefan Å»eromski (pronounce: [stεfan ʒεromski]) (1864-1925) was a Polish novelist and writer. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (February 12, 1865 – January 18, 1940) was a Polish poet and writer. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw StanisÅ‚aw Reymont WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw StanisÅ‚aw Reymont (May 7, 1867 – December 5, 1925) (the actual name was Rejment) was a Polish writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1924. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Graves of Julian Tuwim and Zofia NaÅ‚kowska in PowÄ…zki Cemetery in Warsaw Zofia NaÅ‚kowska (1884, Warsaw, Poland - 1954, Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish writer. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maria DÄ…browska [] (6 October 1889 in Russów – 19 May 1965 in Warsaw) was a Polish writer. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Self portrait of Schulz Bruno Schulz (July 12, 1892 – November 19, 1942) was a Polish novelist and painter of the Jewish faith, widely considered to be one of the greatest Polish prose stylists of the 20th century. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year. ... Józef Mackiewicz (April 1, 1902 - January 31, 1985) was a prominent Polish language writer and publicist. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Zbigniew Nienacki (born January 1, 1929 in Lodz - died September 23, 1994) was a Polish writer. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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See also

• List of authors
• Polish language
• Poland
• List of famous Poles