Deluge (novel)
Deluge ( Polish Potop ) is a historical novel by the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz from 1886 .
description
The book is the second part of a trilogy consisting of the works With Fire and Sword (1884) , this novel and Mr. Wołodyjowski (1888) . It deals with the Swedish-Polish War between 1655 and 1657 . In 1655, the Swedish army began an invasion of Poland, supported by a section of the Polish nobility who wanted to overthrow the king. One of those who desperately oppose the invasion is the passionate Andrzej Kmicic, who has to gain bitter experiences on the battlefield, but who always gains new strength through his love for Olenka and his homeland.
The main characters
Historical figures:
- Janusz Radziwiłł
- Bogusław Radziwiłł
- Paweł Jan Sapieha
- John II Casimir
- Stefan Czarniecki
- Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski
Fictional characters (some based on historical characters):
- Andrzej Kmicic
- Michał Wołodyjowski
- Aleksandra Billewiczówna
- Jan Onufry Zagłoba
- Jan Skrzetuski
- Stanislaw Skrzetuski
- Soroka
- Roch Kowalski
literature
- Henryk Sienkiewicz, The Deluge, Hippocrene Books 1991, ISBN 0-87052-004-0
- 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