Juliusz Słowacki
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Juliusz Słowacki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjuljuʂ swɔˈvat͡skʲi]; French: Jules Slowacki; 4 September 1809 – 3 April 1849) was a Polish Romantic poet. He is considered one of the "Three Bards" of Polish literature — a major figure in the Polish Romantic period, and the father of modern Polish drama. His works often feature elements of Slavic pagan traditions, Polish history, mysticism and orientalism. His style includes the employment of neologisms and irony. His primary genre was the drama, but he also wrote lyric poetry. His most popular works include the dramas Kordian and Balladyna and the poems Beniowski, Testament mój and Anhelli.
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Born | Juliusz Słowacki, (1809-09-04)4 September 1809 Kremenets (Krzemieniec), Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire (Partitioned Poland, now Ukraine) |
Died | 3 April 1849(1849-04-03) (aged 39) Paris, France |
Occupation | Poet, essayist |
Language | Polish |
Nationality | Polish |
Alma mater | Vilnius Imperial University |
Period | 1830 – posthumously |
Genre | dramas, lyrical poems |
Literary movement | Romanticism |
Notable works | Kordian Balladyna Anhelli Testament mój |
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Słowacki spent his youth in the "Stolen Lands", in Kremenets (Polish: Krzemieniec; now in Ukraine) and Vilnius, Lithuania (Polish: Wilno). He briefly worked for the government of the Kingdom of Poland. During the November 1830 Uprising, he was a courier for the Polish revolutionary government. When the uprising ended in defeat, he found himself abroad and thereafter, like many compatriots, lived the life of an émigré. He settled briefly in Paris, France, and later in Geneva, Switzerland. He also traveled through Italy, Greece and the Middle East. Eventually he returned to Paris, where he spent the last decade of his life. He briefly returned to Poland when another uprising broke out during the Spring of Nations (1848).