Krzysztof Opaliński

Krzysztof Opaliński (born 1609, Sieraków, Poland—died December 7, 1655, Włoszakowice) was a Polish statesman and writer who was a noted satirist. A highly educated and well-traveled man, and governor (wojewoda) of the province of Poznań, Opaliński figured in the history of Polish literature as the author of Satyry albo przestrogi do naprawy rządu i obyczajów w Polszcze należące (1650; “Satires or Warnings on the Reform of the Government and Customs in Poland”). In this work,...