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The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom
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Wikipedia article
'The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom' (; in English, more accurately, 'The Adventures of Nicholas Empiricus'), written in Polish in 1776 by Ignacy Krasicki, is the first novel composed in the Polish language, and a milestone in Polish literature.
Plot
Krasicki's novel is the tale of Nicholas Experience ('Mikoaj Dowiadczyski'), a Polish nobleman. During sojourns in Warsaw, Paris, and the fictional island of Nipu (based on Japan, known to natives as 'Nippon'), the protagonist gathers numerous 'experience's that lead him to a rationalist outlook and teach him how to become a good man, and thus a good citizen. This rationalist outlook, often emphasized in Krasicki's writings, constitutes an apologia for the Enlightenment and physiocratism.
'The Adventures of Nicholas Experience' offers a portrayal both of the 18th-century PolishLithuanian Commonwealth and of the broader European culture of the time.
Bibliography
* Title: The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom
* Author Ignacy Krasicki
* Editor: Northwestern University Press, 1992
* , 9780810110144
* 148 pages
See also
* 'Fables and Parables'
References
Further reading
* 'The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom', Northwestern University Press, 1992, 148 pp.,
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