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The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom
1776 novel by Ignacy Krasicki
1776 novel by Ignacy Krasicki
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Empiricus |
| title_orig | Mikołaja Doświadczyńskiego przypadki |
| image | Mikol. Doswiadczynskiego przypadki 1776 (1392829) (cropped).jpg |
| author | Ignacy Krasicki |
| country | Poland |
| language | Polish |
| genre | Novel |
| release_date | 1776 |
| media_type | Print (Hardback) |
The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom (; in English, more accurately, The Adventures of Nicholas Empiricus), written in Polish in 1776 by Ignacy Krasicki, is the first novel composed in the Polish language, and a milestone in Polish literature.
Plot
Krasicki's novel is the tale of Nicholas Experience (Mikołaj Doświadczyński), a Polish nobleman. During sojourns in Warsaw, Paris, and the fictional island of Nipu (a utopian society), the protagonist gathers numerous experiences that lead him to a rationalist outlook and teach him how to become a good man, and thus a good citizen.
This rationalist outlook, often emphasized in Krasicki's writings, constitutes an apologia for the Enlightenment and physiocratism. The Adventures of Nicholas Experience offers a portrayal both of the 18th-century Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and of the broader European culture of the time.
References
References
- "Ignacy Krasicki". Univ.gda.pl.
- Bartoszyńska, Katarzyna. "[http://repository.bilkent.edu.tr/bitstream/handle/11693/38341/Persuasive%20ironies%20Utopian%20readings%20of%20swift%20and%20krasicki.pdf?sequence=1 Persuasive ironies: utopian readings of Swift and Krasicki.]" Comparative Literature Studies 50.4 (2013): 618-642.
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