Kazimierz Zalewski

Kazimierz Zalewski (December 5, 1849 – January 11, 1919), pseudonym Jerzy Myriel, was a Polish dramatist, literary and theatre critic, one of the leading author of middle-class positivistic drama.

Kazimierz Zalewski
Kazimierz Zalewski, reproduction from magazine Kłosy, 1887
Born	(1849-12-05)December 5, 1849 Płock, Congress Poland
Died	January 11, 1919(1919-01-11) (aged 69) Warsaw, Poland
Pen name	Jerzy Myriel
Occupation	dramatist, novelist
Nationality	Polish
Literary movement	Positivism

Zalewski was born in Płock. He was the publisher and editor of the magazine Wiek (1875–1905), and managing director of Teatr Mały in Warsaw from 1909 until his death, in Warsaw.

Notable works

Socio-psychological comedies

• Przed ślubem (1875)
• Dama treflowa (1879)
• Górą nasi (1885)
• Nasi zięciowie (1886)
• Małżeństwo Apfel (1887)

Novels

• Syn przemytnika (1884)

References

• "Zalewski Kazimierz". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
• "Zalewski Kazimierz". WIEM Encyclopedia (in Polish). Retrieved 2007-09-23.

External links

• "Kazimierz Zalewski works in theatres". Polski wortal teatralny (in Polish).

Further reading

• Stachura, Renata (2001). Mazan, B.; Przybyła, Z. (eds.). "Kazimierz Zalewski: "Pani Podkomorzyna" — próba komedii historycznej". Świętochowski i rówieśnicy. Kotarbiński, Urbanowski, Zalewski. Sesja w 150. Rocznicę ich urodzin, Zakopane, 4–6 maja 1999. Częstochowa.
• Kuligowska-Korzeniewska, Anna. "Apoteozować spekulantów: O komediach Kazimierza Zalewskiego w Łodzi" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2011-08-10.