Translated from the Polish. "Occasional Poems, the third in this series of Jan Kochanowski's works, contains seven occasional poems rendered into English for the first time. They are: On the Death of Jan Tarnowski, Memorial, Epithalamium, Incursion into Muscovy, Concord, Satyr, and Banner or the Prussian Homage. They are presented here in thematic order; the first two are elegies, the next two celebrate the wedding of a powerful magnate and his victorious military campaign, while the last three deal with important political and religious issues in 16th-century Poland."--Back cover. Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"Occasional Poems contains 7 poems by renowned Polish poet Jan Kochanowski (c. 1530-1584) in English translation"-- Provided by publisher.
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