Treasury of Polish Love: Poems, Quotations & Proverbs : In Polish and English (Treasury of Love) [Hardcover]

Miroslaw Lipinski (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Treasury of Love | Publication Date: 1995

This collection includes endearing quotes and enlightening wisdom from Poland's greatest poets, writers and aphorists: Adam Mickiewicz, Zygmunt Krasinski, Julian Tuwim, Boleslaw Prus and Henryk Sienkiewicz, to name a few.

Editorial Reviews

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There Was Nothing Ever Between Us by Adam Asnyk
Advice To A Younger Sister by Gabryella
Fancy Flights by Gabryella
I Fell In Love With You by Konstanty Ildefons Galczynski
If You Ever Stop Loving Me by Konstanty Ildefons Galczynski
A Lyrical Conversation by Konstanty Ildefons Galczynski
Moon Dust by Konstanty Ildefons Galczynski
A Prayer To My Guardian Angel by Konstanty Ildefons Galczynski
A Song by Marian Gawalewicz
To A Certain Beauty by Antoni Gorecki
The Best Thing by Kazimiera Illakowiczowna
The Last Attempt by Kazimiera Illakowiczowna
A Bad Woman by Stanislaw Serafin Jagodynski
A Memory Of A Young Love by Franciszek Karpinski
The Sum Of Life by Franciszek Karpinski
Love's Outcome by Franciszek Dionizy Kniaznin
Love by Jan Kochanowski
Song Of The Fourth Maiden by Jan Kochanowski
Song Of The Tenth Maiden by Jan Kochanowski
To A Fair Young Maid by Jan Kochanowski
To A Maid by Jan Kochanowski
To Love by Jan Kochanowski
Prelude by Maria Konopnicka
A Perfect Marriage by Ignacy Krasicki
Ever And Everywhere by Zygmunt Krasinski
Love And Death by Jan Lechon
In The Darkness by Boleslaw Lesmian
...(t)hough A Young Man's Thoughts For Change Are Ready by Adam Mickiewicz
Conversation by Adam Mickiewicz
Good-night by Adam Mickiewicz
The Heart's No Slave And Follows Its Own Course by Adam Mickiewicz
Uncertainty by Adam Mickiewicz
A May Song by Miron
Blindness by Maria Morstin-gorska
Coming Home by Maria Morstin-gorska
The Country When You Are Not There by Maria Morstin-gorska
A Smart Maid by Jan Andrzej Morsztyn
To A Butterfly by Jan Andrzej Morsztyn
To His Mistress by Jan Andrzej Morsztyn
To Walek by Jan Andrzej Morsztyn
Verses Written On The Seashore At Agrigentum In Sicily, 1784 by Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
Love by Maria Pawlikowska-jasnorzewska
Love by Maria Pawlikowska-jasnorzewska
A Photograph by Maria Pawlikowska-jasnorzewska
On The Dusty Road I Seek Your Lips by Halina Poswiatowska
Why Have I Washed My Breasts by Halina Poswiatowska
Marriage by Waclaw Potocki
I Like It When A Woman by Kazmierz Przerwa-tetmajer
I Look For You by Kazmierz Przerwa-tetmajer
To My Eyes by Malcher Pudlowski
Sonnet by Juljusz Slowacki
Sonnet by Juljusz Slowacki
Changes by Leopold Staff
To Love And Lose by Leopold Staff
To One Lady by Jakub Teodor Trembecki
A Woman's Inheritance by Jakub Teodor Trembecki
Sorrowful by Zofia Trzeszczkowska
A Remembrance by Julian Tuwim
Yes Or No by Julian Tuwim
To Fanny, 1816 by Anonymous
A Wife by Anonymous
One Light by Kazimierz Wierzynski
My Wish by Stefan Witwicki
My Wish by Kazmiera Zawistowska
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

About the Author

Miroslaw Lipinski, Editor and Translator

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781802970
• ISBN-13: 978-0781802970
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #443,539 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #10 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Nonfiction > More Languages > Polish
  • #24 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Eastern European

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3.0 out of 5 stars At last, some Polish poetry, August 11, 2009

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Elene - See all my reviews

This review is from: Treasury of Polish Love: Poems, Quotations & Proverbs : In Polish and English (Treasury of Love) (Hardcover)

Because of a historical interest, I've been looking for the poetry of Zygmunt Krasinski for years, and this is the first I've found even a little in the original language. It's only one poem, but at least it's something. There are also a few other poets in this collection who interest me, along with many I'd never heard of, since I don't really know much about Polish literature. I would have liked to have something by Cyprian Norwid included.

The only trouble with this collection, which is true of so many presentations of foreign language poetry, is that the "translations" are rhymed poems, which often have very little relation to the original meaning. I would SO much rather have literal translations. As it is, I have to struggle to translate the originals myself in order to have any idea what's really going on in the poems, and I don't have nearly enough skill in Polish for that to be reasonable.

4.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous for an Obscure Student, November 28, 2008

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This review is from: Treasury of Polish Love: Poems, Quotations & Proverbs : In Polish and English (Treasury of Love) (Hardcover)

I bought this book to supplement the learning I've been doing in my Polish class. I plan to write a bilingual book, much like this one, next semester. After less than one semester of Polish (with no prior knowledge of the language), I find this book easy to read and enjoyable. The quotes are really cute. A few of the poems are raunchy, but who knows... that may serve a purpose for someone.

I'd recommend this book to students of Polish, Polish students of English and anyone looking to give their brain a good tickle.