Pan Wołodyjowski
| novel | |
|---|---|
| title | Mr. Wołodyjowski |
| Original title | Pan Wołodyjowski |
| country | Poland |
| author | Henryk Sienkiewicz |
| publishing company | Druck & Verlag Josef Habbel, 1930 |
| First publication | 1888 |
Grand Hetman of the Crown Jan Sobieski , during the Battle of Chocim , on a painting by Andreas Stech .
Pan Wołodyjowski ([ pɑn wou̯odɨjowski ], dt. Also Mr. Wolodyjowski or The Little Knight ) is a historical novel by the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz from 1888 and the third part of his big trilogy , which consists of the works With Fire and Sword (1884) , Deluge (1886) and this book.
description
The novel is about the struggle of the Poles in the Ottoman-Polish War between 1672 and 1676 against the Turks advancing north . The eponymous protagonist of the story is the fictional Colonel Michał Wołodyjowski .
The main characters
Historical figures:
Fictional characters:
- Michał Wołodyjowski
- Ketling from Etling
- Jan Onufry Zagłoba
- Adam Nowowiejski
- Azja
- Barbara Jeziorkowska
- Krystyna Drohojowska
- Ewa Nowowiejska
filming
In 1968 the Polish film Pan Wołodyjowski was based on the book and directed by Jerzy Hoffman . The film was also shown as a series on Polish television under the title Przygody pana Michała .
literature
- Henryk Sienkiewicz, Fire in the Steppe , Hippocrene Books, 1992, ISBN 0-7818-0025-0 .
- Jerzy R. Krzyżanowski, The Trilogy Companion: A Reader's Guide to the Trilogy of Henryk Sienkiewicz , Hippocrene Books, 1992, ISBN 0-87052-221-3 .
- Sienkiewicz Trilogy DVD edition, 2004.