Ryszard Wincenty Berwiński

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Ryszard Wincenty Berwiński

Ryszard Wincenty Berwiński (born February 28, 1817 in Polwica , † November 19, 1879 in Constantinople ) was a Polish poet.

Life

Berwiński studied in Breslau and Berlin philosophy . He then worked on a conspiratorial mission in Galicia and Krakow , which is why he was imprisoned in Moabit prison from 1845 to 1847 . In 1848 he took part in the Prague Slavic Congress . From 1852 to 1854 he was a member of the Prussian state parliament before he was an officer in a Polish-Turkish Cossack troop from 1855. Berwiński wrote revolutionary poems and several short stories based on popular tales. In addition, he gained importance through folklore studies in which he dealt critically with the forms of romantic and naive popular enthusiasm.

Works

  • O dwunastu razbójnikach, 1838
  • Bogunka na Gople, 1840
  • Don Juan Poznański, 1842
personal data
SURNAME Berwiński, Ryszard Wincenty
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish poet
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH Polwica
DATE OF DEATH November 19, 1879
Place of death Constantinople