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Andrzej Kochanowski (1542–1596) was Polish nobleman, poet and translator. He was
Andrzej Kochanowski (1542–1596) was Polish nobleman, poet and translator. He was Jan Kochanowski
Jan Kochanowski (; 1530 – 22 August 1584) was a Polish Renaissance poet who established poetic patterns that would become integral to the Polish literary language. He is commonly regarded as the greatest Polish poet before Adam Mickiewicz.
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's younger brother and Piotr Kochanowski's paternal uncle. He was the fourth son of Piotr Kochanowski, judge of Sandomierz
Sandomierz (pronounced: ; la, Sandomiria) is a historic town in south-eastern Poland with 23,863 inhabitants (as of 2017), situated on the Vistula River in the Sandomierz Basin. It has been part of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Holy Cross Prov ...
, and his wife Anna of the Białaczowski family. He married Zofia Sobieska and became father of (among others) Jan and Samuel.
Jan Zamoyski
Jan Sariusz Zamoyski ( la, Ioannes Zamoyski de Zamoscie; 19 March 1542 – 3 June 1605) was a Polish nobleman, magnate, and the 1st '' ordynat'' of Zamość. He served as the Royal Secretary from 1565, Deputy Chancellor from 1576, Grand Cha ...
, the great chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland, was Andrzej Kochanowski's patron and suggested that he translate Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro (; traditional dates 15 October 7021 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: th ...
's ''Aeneid
The ''Aeneid'' ( ; la, Aenē̆is or ) is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of th ...
''. Kochanowski's version of Virgil's epic poem, published in 1590, is among the most important Polish translations of the 16th century.Roman Krzywy, Epos heroiczny – niespełnione marzenie staropolskich twórców? eroic epic poem - unfulfilled dream of Old Polish poets? http://www.wilanow-palac.pl/epos_heroiczny_niespelnione_marzenie_staropolskich_tworcow.html (in Polish) Kochanowski also translated works by Plutarch
Plutarch (; grc-gre, Πλούταρχος, ''Ploútarchos''; ; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for hi ...
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