Roxolanki

work by Zimorowic

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In Polish literature: Poetry
The Roxolanki (1654; “Roxolania”), a collection of love songs by Szymon Zimorowic, and the Sielanki nowe ruskie (1663; “New Ruthenian Idylls”), written by his brother Józef Bartłomiej Zimorowic, introduced topical dramatic elements into the traditional pastoral lyric; images of war and death were superimposed upon the…
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