Sielanki nowe ruskie

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Józef Bartłomiej Zimorowic, a Polish-Latin Baroque writer, published Sielanki nowe ruskie ("New Ruthenian Idylls") in 1663. He wrote this work under the name of his brother, Szymon, who was a more gifted writer. The book is a series of descriptions of Ukrainian peasant life. Zimorowic was also the burgomaster of Lwów for many years and documented the Cossack rebellion against Polish rule in Ukraine in two versified narratives: Kozaczyzna ("The Cossacks") and Burda Ruska ("The Ruthenian Affray").1

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Polish literature
Poetry
…by Szymon Zimorowic, and the Sielanki nowe ruskie (1663; “New Ruthenian Idylls”), written by his brother Józef Bartłomiej Zimorowic, introduced topical dramatic elements into the traditional pastoral lyric; images of war and death were superimposed upon the pastoral background, with macabre effect and typical Baroque incongruity.
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…by Szymon Zimorowic, and the Sielanki nowe ruskie (1663; “New Ruthenian Idylls”), written by his brother Józef Bartłomiej Zimorowic, introduced topical dramatic elements into the traditional pastoral lyric; images of war and death were superimposed upon the pastoral background, with macabre effect and typical Baroque incongruity.
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