Poland; a study of the land, people, and literature

By Georg Brandes

Book Overview

Poland, seen at close range: its land, its people, its books. A country written under pressure. Here is Europe's borderland, rendered with nerve and intelligence. In this cultural history study, Georg Brandes brings the eye of a major European critic to nineteenth century Poland, moving between observation and argument with the pace of classic travel writing. The result is a vivid account of Polish cultural history in the shadow of partition era Eastern Europe, where geography, politics, and faith shape everyday life and the Polish national character. Brandes also offers a Polish literature survey: complete critical essays on the ideas, styles, and ambitions that sustained a nation when its borders were erased. He reads literature as evidence, not ornament, and he treats the street, the salon, and the classroom as part of the same story. Read as comparative literature classics, these pages set Polish writing in conversation with the wider currents of European thought. Its perspective is doubly valuable: an outsider's serious attention to a suppressed culture, and a record of how Poland's case resonated across Europe to this day. As a scholarly reference edition, it suits Slavic studies students, European cultural studies readers, and anyone drawn to comparative literature classics. For casual readers, it is sharp, atmospheric reportage; for collectors, a landmark of continental criticism. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353801338
• ISBN13: 9789353801335
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"