Poems

by Cyprian Kamil Norwid

Book Overview

Considered a "Christian Socrates" by one critic and a "hieroglyph stylist" by another, Cyprian Norwid was more unanimously recognized, however, as one of the most vital figures in Polish letters whose verse is as idiosyncratic as it is profound. Traveling against the currents of the philosophy of his day, Norwid was a historicist with deep insight into the codes and ripples in the society around him. This engaging bilingual collection, selected and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935744070
• ISBN13: 9781935744078
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Archipelago Books
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 7.2"