| In contrast to the other
two "Bards," Krasinski, member of a wealthy
aristocratic family, never had to worry about money; son of a
pro-Russian general, he was also free to travel in and outside
Poland. As a result, and paradoxically, he was the only one of
the three great poets of Polish Romanticism who had to publish
his poems anonymously. He is known primarily as the author of The
Undivine Comedy (1835), a symbolic drama which presents
an apocalyptic vision of social revolution and futility of an
individual. A later drama, Iridion (1836), set in
decaying Rome, explores similar themes. His poetry, mostly
written later in his life, included the messianic Psalms of
the Future (1848); yet Krasinski himself was never fully
satisfied by his verse, as evidenced by this
poem. |
Zygmunt
Krasinski
1812 - 1859
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