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Zbigniew Herbert

Polish poet, essayist, and moralist of the post-war era.

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The Polish poet, essayist, drama writer, and moralist Zbigniew Herbert lived from 29 October 1924 until 28 July 1998.[1] Among post-war Polish writers, Herbert ranks as one of the most widely recognized and frequently translated.[1] Herbert was a key figure among Polish poets who opposed communism.[2]

Life and work

During the Nazi occupation he joined the resistance movement and worked as a louse-feeder at the Rudolf Weigl Institute.[3][4] He received a Master of Law from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.[5] His first volume of poetry, "Chord of Light", was issued in 1956.[1] Herbert enrolled in Polish philology at the clandestine University of Jan Kazimierz in Lwów, but his studies were interrupted when he relocated to Kraków in the spring of 1944.[3]

At a Polish consulate in France, on 29 March 1968, Herbert wed Katarzyna Dzieduszycka.[6]

What the cited sources add

The "Kalendarium życia i twórczości Zbigniewa Herberta" records that Herbert's first foreign trip was in 1958.[7] That source also states that in 1974 Herbert published the poetry volume "Pan Cogito", now considered one of the most important in his oeuvre.[7]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Zbigniew Herbert" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shapiro, Harvey, "Zbigniew Herbert, 73, a Poet Who Sought Moral Values", The New York Times, 29 July 1998; "ZBIGNIEW HERBERT - "Bądź wierny Idź"" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Zbigniew Herbert" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "About The Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Zbigniew Herbert" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Zbigniew Herbert" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. "Zbigniew Herbert". facts only, no text reused. poetryfoundation.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Zbigniew Herbert" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Zbigniew Herbert"; "Poetę widzą na rondzie" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Zbigniew Herbert" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kay, "In Gratitude for All the Gifts: Seamus Heaney and Eastern Europe", University of Toronto Press, January 2012; "Obywatel poeta" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. "Kalendarium życia i twórczości Zbigniewa Herberta". facts only, no text reused. dzieje.pl

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