Jan Kochanowski was a Polish Renaissance poet who wrote in Latin and Polish and established poetic patterns that would become integral to the Polish literary language. He has been called the greatest Polish poet before Adam Mickiewicz and one of the most influential Slavic poets prior to the 19th century.Wikipedia →
Works
Satyr albo Dziki Mąż
The Satyr, or the Wild Man
Polish · 1563Poetry Collection
1 translation
Szachy
Chess
Polish · c. 1565Epic / Long-form / Standalone Poem
Odprawa posłów greckich
The Dismissal of the Greek Envoys
Polish · 1578Drama / Theatre / Plays
1 translation
Treny
Laments, Threnodies
Polish · 1580Poetry Collection
5 translations
Fraszki
Trifles
Polish · 1584Poetry Collection
1 translation
Alcestis męża od śmierci zastąpiła
Alcestis Takes Her Husbands Place in Death
Polish · 1586Drama / Theatre / Plays
1 translation
Pieśni Jana Kochanowskiego księgi dwoje
Songs of Jan Kochanowski, Vol. 2
Polish · 1586Poetry Collection
1 translation
O Czechu i Lechu
On Czech and Lech
Polish · 1589Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
1 translation
Fragmenta albo pozostałe pisma
Fragments and Other Writings
Polish · 1590Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
1 translation