Ignacy Krasicki, portrait by Antoni Oleszczyński, retrieved from Wikimedia Commons (accessed: June 28, 2018).
Ignacy Krasicki
, 1735 - 1801
A poet, novelist, Bishop and Duke of Warmia, then Archbishop of Gniezno. One of the most important authors of the Polish Enlightenment. Born in an aristocratic family and very well educated. Between 1759 and 1761 studied in Rome. Friend and collaborator of king Stanisław August Poniatowski, as well as a senator. Buried at Saint Hedwig’s Cathedral in Berlin, but in 1829 his remains were transferred to Gniezno Cathedral in Poland. The important aspects of Krasicki’s literary style are irony and didacticism. He is considered master of the epigrammatic fable. Many contemporary and later authors were influenced by his works. Main titles: two mock–heroic poems Myszeidos, 1775, and Monachomachia, 1778; Pan Podstoli [Lord Steward], parts 1–2: 1778–1784, part 3: 1801; Mikołaja Doświadczyńskiego przypadki [The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom], 1776 — the first Polish Enlightenment’s novel; an historical epic poem Wojna chocimska [The Chocim War], 1780; Bajki i przypowieści [Fables and Parables], 1779.
Source:
Kadulska, Irena, Ignacy Krasicki 1735–1801, literat.ug.edu (accessed: June 28, 2018).
Bio prepared by Zofia Górka, University of Warsaw, vounaki.zms@gmail.com
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