Jan Kochanowski
May 27, 1530 – August 22, 1584
Countries:
Poland
Place of Birth:
Sycyna, Kingdom of Poland
Place of Death:
Lublin, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Categories:
Poetry
Jan Kochanowski (ˈjan kɔxaˈnɔfskʲi; 1530 – 22 August 1584) was a Polish Renaissance poet who established poetic patterns that would become integral to the Polish literary language.
He is commonly regarded as the greatest Polish poet before Adam Mickiewicz, and the greatest Slavic poet prior to the 19th century.
He is commonly regarded as the greatest Polish poet before Adam Mickiewicz, and the greatest Slavic poet prior to the 19th century.