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Cyprian Norwid, original and versatile poet, prose writer, playwright, sculptor, graphic artist and painter; born in Lasków-Głuchy. The acclaim he received for his poetical debut in 1840 scarcely heralded the misunderstanding with which his later émigré work would be approached. This outstanding thinker of second-generation Romantic writers, deeply concerned with the fortunes of his homeland, sought to make an impact on his countrymen both in his enslaved country and abroad. Yet, despite being a shrewd critic of his era, he did not succeed in making himself heard during his lifetime. His sweeping aesthetical and socio-philosophical thought, by far surpassing the conventions of the time, earned recognition only after his death.

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