Włodzimierz Wolski (9 October 1824, Pultusk – 29 July 1882,

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) was a Polish poet, novelist, translator, and librettist. He is best known as the author of the

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'' Halka''. He grew up in

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and published his poems and prose in magazines there. He took part in the

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and settled in Brussels after the defeat.

Works

Poetry * ''Ojciec Hilary (Father Hillary)'' * ''Halka'' * ''Połośka'' * ''Śpiewy powstańcze (Songs of Insurgents)'' * ''Promyki (Rays)'' * ''Listy z Belgii (Letters from Belgium)'' Librettos * '' Halka'' * '' The Countess'' * Połośka gwinciarska

References

* Zofia Lewinówna, ''Literatura polska. Przewodnik encyklopedyczny'', Volume II, Warsaw 1985, p. 624. Polish male poets Polish male novelists Polish translators Opera librettists 1824 births 1882 deaths Poets from the Russian Empire 19th-century Polish translators 19th-century Polish poets 19th-century Polish novelists 19th-century Polish dramatists and playwrights 19th-century Polish male writers Polish male dramatists and playwrights People from Pułtusk {{Poland-writer-stub