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Kacper Ryx
Kacper Ryx is a Polish historical crime novel written by Mariusz Wollny, published for the first time in 2006 by Cracow-based Wydawnictwo Otwarte. Novel features many historical characters, including poets Mikołaj Sęp-Szarzyński, Jan Kochanowski and Mikołaj Rej. It also features Jan Zamojski, Jan Tomasz Drohojowski, Zygmunt II August, Mikołaj Rej, Łukasz Górnicki and Erazm Czeczotka. Additionally, the important role is played by the legendary character of Pan Twardowski. It met generally positive critical acclaim, resulting in two sequels, '' Kacper Ryx i król przeklęty'' (2008) and '' Kacper Ryx i Tyran Nienawistny'' (2010). The book was read on the Radio Kraków It was reissued in 2007 by the same publishing house, having 580 pages, with 2 maps attached and 6 pages long glossary. In 2011, it was released as audiobook Plot synopsis The novel begins with a scene of mystification. With the help of Twardowski, brothers Mniszech convince king Zygmunt August that hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariusz Wollny
Mariusz is a Slavic-language masculine name, and may refer to: *Mariusz Czerkawski (b. 1972), Polish ice hockey player *Mariusz Duda (b. 1975), Polish musician *Mariusz Fyrstenberg (b. 1980), Polish tennis player *Mariusz Jędra *Mariusz Jop *Mariusz Kamiński *Mariusz Klimczyk *Mariusz Kukiełka *Mariusz Kwiecień *Mariusz Lewandowski *Mariusz Liberda *Mariusz Linke, first Polish born black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu *Mariusz Maszkiewicz *Mariusz Niedbała *Mariusz Pawełek *Mariusz Podkościelny *Mariusz Pudzianowski, five-time World's Strongest Man *Mariusz Sacha *Mariusz Siembida *Mariusz Siudek *Mariusz Zganiacz *Mariusz Wach *Mariusz Wodzicki :''See also'' Marius (name) Marius is a male given name, a Roman family name, and a modern surname. The name Marius was used by members of the Roman ''gens'' Maria. It is thought to be derived from either the Roman war god Mars or from the Latin root ''mas'' or ''maris'' m ... {{given name Polish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Tomasz Drohojowski
Jan Tomasz Drohojowski from Drohojów (b. 1535, d.. 12 November 1605 in Przemyśl) was a Polish nobleman, referendarz wielki koronny, starosta of Przemyśl, a Polish ambassador in Istanbul in 1578, an owner of the castle in Rybotycze. Bibliography * Polski Słownik Biograficzny ''Polski Słownik Biograficzny'' (''PSB''; Polish Biographical Dictionary) is a Polish-language biographical dictionary, comprising an alphabetically arranged compilation of authoritative biographies of some 25,000 notable Poles and of foreigners ... (t. 5, s. 382) Further reading * Drohojowski JanKronika Drohojowskich Vol. 1, Kraków 1904. 1535 births 1605 deaths 16th-century Polish nobility 17th-century Polish nobility 16th-century Polish landowners {{Poland-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels Set In The Middle Ages
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Novels
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Polish Historical Novels
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Marsh
A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p Marshes can often be found at the edges of lakes and streams, where they form a transition between the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. They are often dominated by grasses, rushes or reeds. If woody plants are present they tend to be low-growing shrubs, and the marsh is sometimes called a carr. This form of vegetation is what differentiates marshes from other types of wetland such as swamps, which are dominated by trees, and mires, which are wetlands that have accumulated deposits of acidic peat. Marshes provide habitats for many kinds of invertebrates, fish, amphibians, waterfowl and aquatic mammals. This biological productivity means that marshes contain 0.1% of global sequestered terrestrial carbon. Moreover, they have an outsized influence on climate resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seal (emblem)
A seal is a device for making an impression in Sealing wax, wax, clay, paper, or some other medium, including an embossment on paper, and is also the impression thus made. The original purpose was to authenticate a document, or to prevent interference with a package or envelope by applying a seal which had to be broken to open the container (hence the modern English verb "to seal", which implies secure closing without an actual wax seal). The seal-making device is also referred to as the seal ''matrix'' or ''die''; the imprint it creates as the seal impression (or, more rarely, the ''sealing''). If the impression is made purely as a relief resulting from the greater pressure on the paper where the high parts of the matrix touch, the seal is known as a ''dry seal''; in other cases ink or another liquid or liquefied medium is used, in another color than the paper. In most traditional forms of dry seal the design on the seal matrix is in Intaglio (sculpture), intaglio (cut below th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Radziwiłłówna
Barbara may refer to: People * Barbara (given name) * Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter * Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer * Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously as Barbara, Macedonian singer * Bárbara (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer Film and television * ''Barbara'' (1961 film), a West German film * ''Bárbara'' (film), a 1980 Argentine film * ''Barbara'' (1997 film), a Danish film directed by Nils Malmros, based on Jacobsen's novel * ''Barbara'' (2012 film), a German film * ''Barbara'' (2017 film), a French film * ''Barbara'' (TV series), a British sitcom Places * Barbara (Paris Métro), a metro station in Montrouge and Bagneux, France * Barbaria (region), or al-Barbara, an ancient region in Northeast Africa * Barbara, Arkansas, U.S. * Barbara, Gaza, a former Palestinian village near Gaza * Barbara, Marche, a town in Italy * Berbara, or al-Barbara, Lebanon * Berbara, Akkar D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Kraków
Radio Kraków ( pl, Polskie Radio Kraków) is one of the regional stations of Polish Radio Polskie Radio Spółka Akcyjna (PR S.A.; English: Polish Radio) is Poland's national public-service radio broadcasting organization owned by the State Treasury of Poland. History Polskie Radio was founded on 18 August 1925 and began making .... It was created in 1927 as the second regional station of the Polish Radio, after Polish Radio Warsaw. It was one of the first radio stations to transmit a soccer match. It can be received in the Kraków Voivodeship and bordering entities. External links Homepage Mass media in Kraków Polskie Radio Radio stations established in 1927 1927 establishments in Poland {{Europe-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kacper Ryx I Tyran Nienawistny
Kacper is a predominantly Polish masculine given name a variant of Caspar. Notable people called Kacper include: * Kacper Denhoff (1587–1645), Baltic-German noble of the Holy Roman Empire; a noble of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; Governor of Dorpat Province *Kacper Filipiak (born 1995), Polish former professional snooker player * Kacper Gomolski (born 1993), Polish motorcycle speedway rider who rides for the Poole Pirates in the Elite League * Kacper Kosinski, member of ''The Analogs'', a Polish street punk band * Kacper Kozłowski (born 1986), Polish sprint athlete who specializes in the 400 metres * Kacper Ławski (born 1985), Polish rugby player, second or third line of the lock in the French club CS Vienne *Kacper Łazaj (born 1995), Polish footballer *Kacper Majchrzak (born 1992), Polish swimmer * Bronislaw Kacper Malinowski (1884–1942), Polish anthropologist *Kacper Piechocki (born 1995), Polish volleyball player *Kacper Piorun (born 1991), Polish chess grandmaster (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazeta Wyborcza
''Gazeta Wyborcza'' (; ''The Electoral Gazette'' in English) is a Polish daily newspaper based in Warsaw, Poland. It is the first Polish daily newspaper after the era of "real socialism" and one of Poland's newspapers of record, covering the gamut of political, international and general news from a liberal perspective. History and profile The ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' was first published on 8 May 1989, under the rhyming masthead motto, "''Nie ma wolności bez Solidarności''" ("There's no freedom without Solidarity"). The founders were Andrzej Wajda, Aleksander Paszyński and Zbigniew Bujak. Its founding was an outcome of the Polish Round Table Agreement between the communist government of the People's Republic of Poland and political opponents centred on the Solidarity movement. It was initially owned by Agora SA. Later the American company Cox Communications partially bought the daily. The paper was to serve as the voice of the Solidarity movement during the run-up to the 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Twardowski
Sir Twardowski (Polish: ''Pan Twardowski'', ), also known as Master Twardowski (Polish: ''Mistrz Twardowski''), in Polish folklore and literature, is a sorcerer who made a deal with the Devil. Pan Twardowski sold his soul in exchange for special powers – such as summoning up the spirit of Polish King Sigismund Augustus' deceased wife – but he eventually met a tragic fate. The tale of Pan Twardowski exists in various diverging versions and forms the basis for many works of fiction, including one by Adam Mickiewicz, although the folklore is commonly assumed to have been heavily inspired by a similar German story of Faust, as there are many parallels in both stories. Legend According to an old legend, Twardowski was a nobleman ( szlachcic) who lived in Kraków in the 16th century. He sold his soul to the devil in exchange for great knowledge and magical powers. However, Twardowski wanted to outwit the devil by including a special clause in the contract, stating that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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