Małżeństwo z kalendarza

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Małżeństwo z kalendarza (1766), translated as "Marriage by the Calendar," is a notable work by Franciszek Bohomolec, a prominent Polish dramatist of the Enlightenment.1

This play is considered Bohomolec's best and satirizes ignorance and superstition, particularly among the Polish aristocracy. Bohomolec was a key figure in Polish theatre, adapting works by playwrights like Carlo Goldoni and Molière for his students and writing original plays that often critiqued societal follies. His other works include Czary (1775), which also targets superstition, and Pan dobry (1767), a social commentary on peasant-gentry relations. Bohomolec also edited the influential magazine Monitor, contributing significantly to the Polish Enlightenment.1

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…a wider public; they included Małżeństwo z kalendarza (1766; “Marriage by the Calendar”), which ridicules ignorance and superstition and is usually considered his best work, and Czary (1775; “Sorcery”), which also satirizes superstition. Pan dobry (1767; “The Good Lord”) is a social commentary on the relationship between the peasants and…
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…a wider public; they included Małżeństwo z kalendarza (1766; “Marriage by the Calendar”), which ridicules ignorance and superstition and is usually considered his best work, and Czary (1775; “Sorcery”), which also satirizes superstition. Pan dobry (1767; “The Good Lord”) is a social commentary on the relationship between the peasants and…
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