Fraszki

Epigrams
Title page of Fraszki by Jan Kochanowski, 1590 edition
AuthorJan Kochanowski
Original titleFraszki
LanguagePolish
Genrepoetry
PublisherDrukarnia Łazarzowa
Publication date
1584
Publication placePoland

Fraszki (Polish: [ˈfraʂki]; the title has been translated to English as Epigrams,[1] Trifles,[2] Facetious Verse[3]: 14 ) is the 1584 three-book collection of 294 short, merry poems by Jan Kochanowski. They were written mostly during Kochanowski's courtier period, in the 1560s and 1570s.[4]: 187  That work has been described as among his most popular, and spawned many imitators in Poland.[4]: 187 

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