Klementyna Hoffmanowa

Magdalena Ożarska (Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce)

Ed. by Roman Koropeckyj, University of California, Los Angeles
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.8.3: Polish Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Ewa M. Thompson (Rice University)

Dates

Born 23 Nov 1798
Died 21 Sep 1845
Activity 1819-1845

Places

Born in Poland
Active in Poland; France

Activities

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Children's/Young Adult writer
Editor
Novelist

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Teacher/ Professor
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Klementyna Tańska-Hoffmanowa (1798–1845) was the first Polish woman writer

and educator to make a living from her creative writing and teaching (“the Polish Miss Edgeworth”, according to the

English Cyclopedia,

449). Her father, Ignacy Tański (1761–1805), was a minor Polish sentimental poet and dramatist and secretary to Prince Adam Czartoryski at Puławy. When Klementyna was three years old, her parents entrusted her upbringing to the ladies of the Szymanowski family, who trained the girl as they thought best. In keeping with contemporary trends in education, the only Polish language she came in contact with during that period was the prayer book. Instead, Klementyna was taught to speak Parisian French. Allowed to read French books to her heart’s content, the girl devoured…

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Citation: Ożarska, Magdalena. "Klementyna Hoffmanowa". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 10 October 2017 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13911, accessed 23 November 2024.]