Franciszek Zablocki

Franciszek Mikołaj Zabłocki (born January 2, 1752 in Volhynia , † September 10, 1821 in Końskowola ) was a Polish playwright and satirist .

He came from the old Polish noble family of the Zabłockis . In addition to numerous publications of his own, he was the first to translate Molière's comedies and dramas from French into Polish. Zabłocki has written over 50 comedies. Most of his satirical poems were written in the early days.

From 1774 he was active in the national education commission, in 1786 he was appointed minister of education. In 1794 Franciszek Zabłocki took an active part in the Kościuszko uprising , where he was active both in the army and in the "Supreme National Council". The following year he retired from public life and became a priest. Towards the end of his life he sank into melancholy.

Publications

Cztery zywioly (seal) 1777
Objawienie sie genjusza satyry autorowi paszkwilów (Satire) o. J.
Zabobonnik (Comedy) 1781 (new edition 1903)
Fircyk w zalotach (Comedy) 1783 (new edition 1969)
Amfitryo (Comedy) 1783
Król w kraju rozkoszy (Comedy) 1787 (new edition 1973)
Sarmatyzm (Comedy) 1820 (new edition 31954).

literature

Bronisław Nałęcz Kąsinowski: Contributions to a study of the comedy poet Franciszek Zabłocki. Feliks West, Brody 1897 [Author Lexicon : Zabłocki, Franciszek, p. 1 ff. Digital Library Volume 13: Gero von Wilpert: Lexikon der Weltliteratur , p. 14830 (cf. Wilpert-LdW, Authors, p. 1659 ff.)]

personal data
SURNAME	Zablocki, Franciszek
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Zabłocki, Franciszek Mikołaj (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish playwright and satirist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 2, 1752
PLACE OF BIRTH	Volhynia
DATE OF DEATH	September 10, 1821
Place of death	Końskowola