Juliusz Slowacki

Juliusz Słowacki (1809 - 1849) was one of the most famous Polish romantic poets.

Romantic poet and playwright came to be appreciated after his death for his skill with language and his lyric philosophic approach to reality. His work focused on the Romanticism of Northern Europe with the classic tradition of the South. In 1831, Słowacki emigrated as political refugee to Western Europe.

Works

• Maria Stuart
• Kordian
• Anhelli, 1838
• W Szwajcarii ("In Switzerland"),1839
• Król-Duch ("The Spirit King"), published partially in 1847 & in full in 1925
• Lilla Weneda, 1840
• Fantazy, 1843
• Sen srebrny Salomei ("The Silver Dream of Salomea"), 1844
• Podróz do ziemi świętej ("Voyage to the Holy Land"), 1866

External links

• Slowacki´s biography (http://hektor.umcs.lublin.pl/~mikosmul/slowacki/index2.html)

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