Ignacy Krasicki

Kamila Żukowska (University of Lodz)

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 3 Feb 1735
Died 14 Mar 1801
Activity 1750-1800

Places

Born in Poland
Active in Poland

Activities

Primary

Poet
Prose writer

Other

Editor
Letter-writer/ Diarist
Literary Critic/ Historian
Playwright / Dramatist
Translator

Resources

Krasicki's Works

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Scholars and researchers consider Ignacy Krasicki one of the most—if not the most—outstanding figures of the Polish Enlightenment. Indeed, he is one of the most popular classics of Polish literature, often mentioned together with Jan Kochanowski and Adam Mickiewicz. The biography of Krasicki—from 1766 prince-bishop of Warmia (he would frequently sign himself as X[iążę]B[iskup]W[armiński]) and from 1795 archbishop of Gniezno—is a typical example of a career in writing in the age of Poland’s last king, Stanisław II August. The writer belonged to the milieu that supported a ruler grappling with the gentry’s resistance to the social and moral changes taking place in the period of the Enlightenment, who gathered a group of intellectuals and poets to translate his ideas into…

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Citation: Żukowska, Kamila. "Ignacy Krasicki". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 06 November 2019 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14107, accessed 23 November 2024.]