Maria Konopnicka (May 23, 1842, Suwałki — October 8, 1910, Lwów) was a Polish poet, novelist, translator and essayist. She sometimes used pen names, often "Jan Sawa." Maria Konopnicka This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: none Voivodship Podlaskie Municipal government Rada miejska w Suwałkach Mayor Józef Gajewski Area 65. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... -1... Motto: Semper fidelis Oblast Lviv Oblast Municipal government City council (Львівська міська рада) Mayor City chairman Lyubomyr Bunyak Area 171,01 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 808,900 ? 4786/km² Founded City rights 13th century 1353 Latitude Longitude 49°51′ N 24°01′ E Area code +0322 Car plates  ? Twin towns Corning, Freiburg... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Translation is an activity comprising the interpretation of the meaning of a text in one language—the source text—and the production of a new, equivalent text in another language—the target text, also called the translation. ... An essayist is an author who writes compositions which can be about any particular subject. ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ...

Konopnicka was a representative poet of the Positivist period in Polish literature. She composed sensitive poetry that projects realism, freshness and spontaneity. For other meanings of positivism, see Positivism. ... 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...

Her writings touched on many questions that beset society in her time, and thus influenced the next generation of Polish poets and novelists.

She is buried at the Łyczaków Cemetery in Lwów. Cemetery in 2003 Lychakivskiy Cemetery (Polish Cmentarz Łyczakowski) is a famous cemetery in Lviv. ... Motto: Semper fidelis Oblast Lviv Oblast Municipal government City council (Львівська міська рада) Mayor City chairman Lyubomyr Bunyak Area 171,01 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 808,900 ? 4786/km² Founded City rights 13th century 1353 Latitude Longitude 49°51′ N 24°01′ E Area code +0322 Car plates  ? Twin towns Corning, Freiburg...

Works

Poetry:

• Linie i dźwięki (Lines and Sounds, 1897).
• Śpiewnik historyczny (Historical Music Book, 1904).
• Głosy ciszy (Sounds of Silence, 1906).
• Z liryk i obrazków (Lyrics and Pictures, 1909).
• Pan Balcer w Brazylii (Mister Balcer in Brazil) (1910)

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Maria Konopnicka's grave in Lwów. Sculpture by Luna Drexlerówna.

• Cztery nowele (Four Short Stories, 1888).
• Moi znajomi (People I Know, 1890).
• Na drodze (On the Way, 1893).
• Ludzie i rzeczy (People and Things, 1898).
• Mendel Gdański.

For children: Download high resolution version (480x640, 124 KB)from pl wiki File links The following pages link to this file: Lychakivskiy Cemetery Maria Konopnicka ... Download high resolution version (480x640, 124 KB)from pl wiki File links The following pages link to this file: Lychakivskiy Cemetery Maria Konopnicka ... Motto: Semper fidelis Oblast Lviv Oblast Municipal government City council (Львівська міська рада) Mayor City chairman Lyubomyr Bunyak Area 171,01 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 808,900 ? 4786/km² Founded City rights 13th century 1353 Latitude Longitude 49°51′ N 24°01′ E Area code +0322 Car plates  ? Twin towns Corning, Freiburg... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

• Śpiewnik dla dzieci (Music Book for Children).
• O Janku Wędrowniczku (About Johnnie the Wanderer).
• O krasnoludkach i sierotce Marysi (About the Little People and Orphan Mary).
• Na jagody (Picking Berries).

Poems:

• Rota (Oath, 1908).
• Stefek Burczymucha.
• Wolny najmita (The Free Mercenary).