Juliusz Słowacki, Podróż do Ziemi Świętej z Neapolu [A Journey from Naples to the Holy Land]

Maria Kalinowska (Uniwersytet Warszawski/ University of Warsaw)

Ed. by Roman Koropeckyj, University of California, Los Angeles
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.8.3: Polish Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Ewa M. Thompson (Rice University)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1851 - 1866

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Poland (Country of Origin; Publication/ performance)

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Poem

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Podróż z Neapolu do Ziemi Świętej

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Journey from Naples to the Holy Land

] is a poem that the Polish Romantic poet Juliusz Słowacki (1809–1849) wrote during his travels around Greece, Egypt, the Holy Land, and Lebanon in 1836–1837. Słowacki was a political émigré at the time and had been living in Western Europe, mainly France, Switzerland and Italy, for some years. On 24 August 1836, he set off from Naples for Otranto, then on to Corfu. After a short stay on Kerkyra, he sailed to Patras via Zante. He travelled around Greece on horseback from 10 September, visiting Vostizza (Egio), Mega Spileo Monastery, Tripolitsa, Nafplio, Argos, Mycenae, and Corinth. After a week’s stay in Athens, between 20 and 27 September, he sailed to Syros and waited until 12 October for a ship to…

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Citation: Kalinowska, Maria. "Podróż do Ziemi Świętej z Neapolu". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 29 May 2022 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=40580, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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