Laments: Poetry Guide and Free Edition
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Laments is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Kochanowski, Jan (1530–1584). The listed translation credits are Prall, Dorothea.
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"Laments" by Jan Kochanowski is a series of nineteen elegies written in 1579 and published in 1580. After the death of his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Urszula, the Polish Renaissance poet confronts overwhelming grief in verses that challenge his earlier philosophical ideals. These poems trace a journey from tragedy and eulogy through lamentation to consolation, blending classical influences with innovative form. The work stands as a masterpiece of Polish Renaissance literature and a timeless meditation on loss and suffering.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Laments
- Author credits: Kochanowski, Jan (1530–1584)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Prall, Dorothea
Catalogue subjects
- Bereavement -- Poetry
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- Category: Poetry
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