Karolina Proniewska

Karolina Proniewska grave in Utena Cemetery (exact place of burial is unknown)

Karolina Proniewska (pronunciationⓘ) or Karolina Praniauskaitė (1828–1859) was a romantic Polish[1]-Lithuanian[2] poet and translator, of Samogitian extraction.[3] Born in Samogitia, a historical region of Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire, she is sometimes referred to as a Samogitian Bard.

She wrote her original works exclusively in Polish[4] and her poetry published in a single tome Piosneczki (Songs, 1858) initially gained much popularity.[5] However, she also translated numerous works by Polish authors into the Lithuanian language, both in prose and in verse.[4] She is considered one of the first women in the history of Lithuanian literature.[5]

Her own poetry and translations, although popular during her lifetime, are today not widely read. She is remembered largely for her association with Antanas Baranauskas, who became a prominent Lithuanian poet, and one of the classic authors in that language, and whom she is said to have persuaded to write in the Lithuanian language.

  1. ^ various authors; Paweł Hertz (1959). Zbiór poetów polskich XIX wieku (Anthology of Polish poets of 19th century) (in Polish). Warsaw: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy. p. 347. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
  2. ^ (in Lithuanian) Kulturos Žemelapis Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. Lithuanian Writer's Union, November 17, 2006.
  3. ^ Povilas Vitkevičius (1998). "Bajorai Praniauskai A. Baranausko gyvenimo kelyje". Lietuvos bajoras (in Lithuanian) (3). Vilnius: Danielius: 29–30. ISSN 1392-1304. Save Karolina laikė žemaite. Translation: Karolina herself identified as Samogitian.
  4. ^ a b Zygmunt Stoberski (1974). Historia literatury litewskiej: zarys (in Polish). Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 55.
  5. ^ a b Krystyna Syrnicka (May 2002). "Karolina Proniewska – zapomniana poetka ze Żmudzi (Karolina Proniewska, a forgotten poet from Samogitia)". Nasz Czas (in Polish). 20 (559): 25. ISBN 9789639116429. ISSN 1641-7933. OCLC 69526313. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03.