Stefan Witwicki

Stefan Witwicki (1801– 1847) was a Polish poet of the Romantic period.

Life

From 1822 Witwicki worked in the Congress Kingdom's Government Commission on Religions and Education ("Komisja Rządowa Wyznań i Oświaty").

In 1832 he emigrated of his own free will to Paris, France, where he became a friend of the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz.

Works

Witwicki wrote:
*lyrics, including the popular "Piosenki sielskie" (Idyllic Songs, 1830), which have been set to music by Frédéric Chopin, Stanisław Moniuszko and others;
*a cycle of paraphrases, "Poezje biblijne" (Biblical Poems, 1830);
*a dramatic poem, "Edmund" (1829); and
*an encomium to traditionalism, in his prose writings, "Wieczory pielgrzyma" (A Pilgrim's Evenings, 1837–42; enlarged edition, 1844–45).

ee also

* List of Poles

References

*"Witwicki, Stefan," "Encyklopedia powszechna PWN" (PWN Universal Encyclopedia), Warsaw, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, vol. 4, 1976, p. 665.