Jan Kochanowski Treny Tren I

Jan Kochanowski Treny Tren I

The first of the works composing the analyzed cycle begins with an apostrophe to the entire funeral tradition (that is, the funeral):

Everything is crying, all Heraclitus tears

Jan Kochanowski Treny

Jan Kochanowski Treny

When three-year-old Urszula was dying, beloved daughter of the poet, the author already had his best works. After that breakthrough, Kochanowski wrote nothing …

Jan Kochanowski Songs

Jan Kochanowski Songs

Kochanowski wrote songs throughout his creative life and introduced this genre to Polish literature. 49 such works were collected in two books, issued …