Poezje

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Poezje is a collection of poetry by Kazimierz Tetmajer, a prominent figure in the Young Poland movement. Published in eight series between 1891 and 1924, these poems are characterized by nostalgia and pessimism, drawing inspiration from Romantic poet Juliusz Słowacki and French and Belgian verse. Tetmajer, who also wrote short stories and tales, is particularly noted for his work Na skalnym Podhalu (Tales of the Tatras), which vividly depicts the lives of mountaineers in their local dialect.12

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Kazimierz Tetmajer
His nostalgic and pessimistic Poezje (“Poetry”), published in eight series between 1891 and 1924, shows the influence of the Romantic poet and playwright Juliusz Słowacki and of French and Belgian verse. Tetmajer’s collection of sketches and tales Na skalnym Podhalu (1903–10; Tales of the Tatras), written almost entirely in…
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His nostalgic and pessimistic Poezje (“Poetry”), published in eight series between 1891 and 1924, shows the influence of the Romantic poet and playwright Juliusz Słowacki and of French and Belgian verse. Tetmajer’s collection of sketches and tales Na skalnym Podhalu (1903–10; Tales of the Tatras), written almost entirely in…
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