Pan Tadeusz: or the last foray into LithuaniaA new annotated translation in elegant English prose of this masterpiece of European Romantic literature. Pan Tadeusz is a classic tale of mystery, war and patriotism set in the turbulent Napoleonic era. First published in 1834 in Paris, it has been called “the last epos” in world literature. The old Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth lies dismembered, erased from the political map of Europe by the great powers of Russia, Prussia, and Austria. A brief ray of hope rekindles national hopes in 1807 when Napoleon establishes the Duchy of Warsaw by the terms of the Treaty of Tilsit and prepares to invade Russia. The oft-overshadowed counterpoint to War and Peace and the 1812 Overture. Sponsored by the Polish Book Institute's book in translation program |
Contents
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The Castle | 26 |
Romantic Pursuits | 45 |
Diplomacy The Hunt | 64 |
The Quarrel | 87 |
The Noble Village | 109 |
The Council | 124 |
The Foray | 138 |
The Battle | 156 |
Emigration Jacek | 175 |
The Year 1812 | 196 |
Let Us Love One Another | 212 |
Note on the Spelling of Names | 233 |
Common terms and phrases
arms Assessor Author’s note Baptist Bar Confederacy bear broke brother brow called castle Chamberlain cloud Count Court Usher cried dear Dobrzyn Dobrzynski Dombrowski door Doveiko drew Duchy of Warsaw eyes fell field foray forest Friar garden gaze Gervase glance guests hand hare head heart honor Horeszko horse hounds hunt hunters Jacek Jackknife Judge Judge’s knew Kraków lady Lithuania live lord man’s Massacre of Praga Matthias mazurka Meanwhile Mickiewicz Muscovites Napoleon never nobility noble Notary Nowogródek once one’s Oszmiana pair Pan Tadeusz Pantler Plut Poland Poles Polish Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Prince Protase raised roared Robak Russian Rykov saber Saint Petersburg seat seized silence Sophie Sophie’s Soplica Soplica Manor stand Steward stood sword szlachta talk Targowica confederates Telimena there’s took trees turned village Vilna Warsaw word yagers Yankel young youth