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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1919, this book contains a biography of the life and times of Zygmunt Krasinski, known in his day as 'the Anonymous Poet'. Gardner provides an introduction to Krasinski's importance to Poland for an English-speaking audience, drawing on Krasinski's own letters and works to illuminate his patriotism, mysticism and character.
Table of ContentsPreface; Note on the pronunciation of Polish names; 1. The initiation (1812–29); 2. The first exile (1829–30); 3. The sacrifice (1830–1); 4. The sowing of the seed (1831–4); 5. The Undivine Comedy: the domestic drama; 6. The Undivine Comedy: the social drama; 7. Iridion; 8. The deviation: A Summer Night and The Temptation (1836–42); 9. Before the dawn: The Three Thoughts and The Treatise of the Trinity (1839–42); 10. Dawn (1843); 11. The Psalms of the Future: the Psalms of Faith, of Hope, and of Love (1843–7); 12. To-Day, The Last, and the last Psalms of the Future (1847–8); 13. The Unfinished Poem; 14. Resurrecturis: the last words of the anonymous poet (1847–59); Bibliographical note; Index.
