Dyzma BoÅ„cza-Tomaszewski (1749â€"1825) was a Polish poet, writer and
playwright.[1] He was educated at a Jesuit school in the town of
Sandomierz. As a young man he took part in the Bar Confederation;
later he was conservative both as a politician and a poet. He wrote a
comedy, Małżeństwo w rozwodzie (A Couple Getting Divorced), and a
poem, Rolnictwo (Agriculture). He also wrote the long poem in ottava
rima, Jagiellonida (Epic of Jagiełło, 1817), which it was his
ambition to make a Polish national epic. Bończa-Tomaszewski's works
were criticised by young poets, among others by Adam Mickiewicz. Today
he is almost totally forgotten.
playwright.[1] He was educated at a Jesuit school in the town of
Sandomierz. As a young man he took part in the Bar Confederation;
later he was conservative both as a politician and a poet. He wrote a
comedy, Małżeństwo w rozwodzie (A Couple Getting Divorced), and a
poem, Rolnictwo (Agriculture). He also wrote the long poem in ottava
rima, Jagiellonida (Epic of Jagiełło, 1817), which it was his
ambition to make a Polish national epic. Bończa-Tomaszewski's works
were criticised by young poets, among others by Adam Mickiewicz. Today
he is almost totally forgotten.
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