Description
On the eve of a pivotal moment in national memory, this evocative work by Adam Mickiewicz turns to the past to illuminate the present. Blending lyrical intensity with a sweeping, high-level portrait of a people’s origins, it follows the movement of ideas, loyalties, and moral choices as history presses in and the future begins to take shape. Rich in folklore atmosphere and patriotic resonance, the narrative explores themes of inheritance, collective identity, and the cost of awakening—when reverence for forefathers becomes both a burden and a compass. Mickiewicz’s distinctive style—poetic, dramatic, and deeply reflective—makes this a powerful meditation on how nations remember, endure, and transform.
Available Editions
paperback
Glagoslav Publications Ltd.
Published Nov 2, 2016
418 pages
ISBN: 9781911414001
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Details
First Published
1823
Language
eng
Translation
From: pol
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