Stanisław Korab-Brzozowski (1876 - 1901 in
Warsaw
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) was a Polish poet and translator, brother of the poet
Wincenty Korab-Brzozowski and son of the romantic bard
Karol Brzozowski. Representative of Polish
decadence
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. One of the greatest poets of
Young Poland
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.
There is no information about the personal life of Stanisław Korab-Brzozowski. He was a member of
Stanisław Przybyszewski's bohema called ''children of Satan''. In 1901 Korab-Brzozowski committed suicide, probably because of his tragic love for
Dagny Juel.
His poems were published in the book ''Nim serce ucichło'' (Before the Heart died away) in 1910 and he translated
Charles Baudelaire
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's
Fleurs du Mal
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Fleur(s) may refer to:
Music
* Flëur
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into Polish.
Bibliography
*Stanisław Korab-Brzozowski, ''Before the Heart Fell Silent: Collected Poems'' 2017
1876 births
1901 suicides
1901 deaths
Polish male poets
Suicides in Poland
19th-century poets
Suicides by poison
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