Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski | |
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 Bust of Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski by Jan Kryński. Before 1885 | |
| Born | 24 February 1595  Sarbiewo, Masovian Voivodeship |
| Died | 2 April 1640 (aged 45) Warsaw |
| Resting place | Powązki Cemetery |
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| Occupation | Poet, writer, university teacher |
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| Movement | Baroque |
Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski (in Latin, Matthiās Casimīrus Sarbievius; Lithuanian: Motiejus Kazimieras Sarbievijus; Sarbiewo, Poland, 24 February 1595[1] – 2 April 1640,[1] Warsaw, Poland), was a Polish poet. He is considered Europe's most prominent Latin poet of the 17th century, and a renowned theoretician of poetics.
- ^ a b (in Polish) Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski's biography by Mirosław Korolko in: Sarbiewski, Maciej Kazimierz (1980). Lyrica (Liryki). Warsaw: Instytut Wydawniczy "PAX". pp. VI–XIII. ISBN 83-211-0082-1.