Looking for texts regarding the November and January Uprising in PL

danielc 5 | 7

25 Jun 2007 / #1

hello
i'm looking for reading material such as speechs or literature text regarding the November and January Uprising.
i'm an israeli student. i need to prepare a 15 minutes guidance about these events, and it is hard to find that kind of materials here. i'm looking for materials that will make my lecture more vivid.

please help!
thanks!

Grzegorz_ 51 | 6138

25 Jun 2007 / #2

Here is basic stuff:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_Uprising
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_Uprising

What's more do you need ?

FISZ 24 | 2116

25 Jun 2007 / #3

Maybe a speech by David Ben-Gurion
myisraelsource.com/content/bengurionspeech

OP danielc 5 | 7

25 Jun 2007 / #4

hi:
1. about the wikipedia site: i allready saw it. what i'm looking for is famous texts about these events. like literature texts writen about it (poems, speechs made by the rebels etc). a text that will symbolize the uprisings.

2. i didn't understand what's the conection to david ben-gurion's speech.

thanks!

Grzegorz_ 51 | 6138

26 Jun 2007 / #5

what i'm looking for is famous texts about these events

OK. I will try to find something later.

OP danielc 5 | 7

26 Jun 2007 / #6

thanks

horunPoland - | 109

26 Jun 2007 / #7

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_Plater

Poem about Emilia Platter by A.Mickiewicz but in polish and muy english is not good enough to translate this...tygiel.co.uk/lektury15.htm

univ.gda.pl/~literat/amwiersz/0006.htm about Lelewel (one of leader November Upspring)
univ.gda.pl/~literat/amwiersz/0060.htm about Ordon qwho bravely defens Warsaw agains Russian

OP danielc 5 | 7

26 Jun 2007 / #8

thanks!
i would be very gratefull if someone can traslate the Mickiewicz poem to english for me.
thanks!

bronka

26 Jun 2007 / #9

Hello
the title of the poem is "the colonel's death" I advice you to look for the professional translation otherwise you won't be able to fully appreciate the masterpiece

but that's just a suggestion:)

Grzegorz_ 51 | 6138

26 Jun 2007 / #10

i didn't understand what's the conection to david ben-gurion's speech.

Fisz is American...

Here are some paintings If you want...

Patrol powstańczy by Maksymilian Gierymski - about January uprising.

Olszynka Grochowska by Wojciech Kossak - November uprising.

Poems are very hard to translate, maybe someome will translate more or less but you need to open a new topic in a translation section.

OP danielc 5 | 7

26 Jun 2007 / #11

thank you everyone!
i found someone who translated the Mickiewicz poem for me. it is great!
1. is Emilia Platter a polish hero (the poem says she is from Lithuania). i know the two countries were united at that time, but is Emilia Platter considered today to be a polish hero?

2. are there any poems about the 1864 January uprising?
again, thank you very much! you are so nice!

horunPoland - | 109

26 Jun 2007 / #12

some school in Poland and even polish school in USA have name of Emilia Plater she is like Joana D'Arc for French. tommorow i will try to find some poem about January Upspring. That Time a Poland and Lithuania was like one body so we have same heros from this nice time ...

Grzegorz_ 51 | 6138

28 Jun 2007 / #13

are there any poems about the 1864 January uprising?

There must be some but I don't remember now any.

There's Gloria victis by Orzeszkowa, but that's rather a novel.