Bolesław Leśmian
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Bolesław Leśmian (born Bolesław Lesman; 22 January 1877[1] – 5 November 1937) was a Polish poet, artist, and member of the Polish Academy of Literature, one of the first poets to introduce Symbolism and Expressionism to Polish verse.[2]
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Bolesław Leśmian | |
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Born | Bolesław Lesman (1877-01-22)January 22, 1877 Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
Died | November 5, 1937(1937-11-05) (aged 60) Warsaw, Poland |
Resting place | Powązki Cemetery |
Occupation | Poet |
Language | Polish |
Nationality | Polish |
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Though largely a marginal figure in his lifetime, Leśmian is now considered one of Poland's greatest poets.[3] He is, however, little known outside Poland, mostly on account of his neologism-rich idiosyncratic style, dubbed "almost untranslatable" by Czesław Miłosz and "the ultimate and overwhelming proof for the untranslatability of poetry" by noted Polish Shakespearean translator, Stanisław Barańczak.[3]