The Land of Ulro (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Czesław Miłosz
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Work: Autobiography
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: Philosophy or philosophers, Exile or expatriates, Manners or customs, Poetry or poets, Social life, Criticism, Anthropology or anthropologists
Form and Content
Perhaps the most well known contemporary Polish poet, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980, Czesław Miłosz never restricted himself solely to the composition of verse, although this prolific man of letters considers poetry as his true vocation. Although many critics consider his early work, published in the 1930’s and 1940’s, such as the volumes Trzy zimy (1936; three winters) and Ocalenie (1945; rescue), to be his best, Miłosz continues to exert a powerful influence on poets both in Poland and abroad. A capable translator of...
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