Maciej Żurowski

Maciej Żurowski (b. 17 September 1915 in Płock, d. 8 May 2003 in Warsaw) was a Polish historian of French literature, translator, Romanist. He was a professor of University of Warsaw, co-editor of "Przegląd humanistyczny" (since 1957).

Works

Żurowski is an author of authorings and researches about French literature, especially of 18th-20th century. He is also an author of "Arcydzieła francuskiego średniowiecza" (anthology; 1968), "Symbolizm francuski" (1988), "O literaturze europejskiej z perspektywy komparatysty: Między renesansem a awangardą". He translated French and American literature, including works of Marcel Proust and Comte de Lautréamont.

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NAME=Żurowski, Maciej
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Polish historian of literature and translator
DATE OF BIRTH=September 17, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH=Płock, Poland
DATE OF DEATH=May 8, 2003
PLACE OF DEATH=Warsaw, Poland