As it is well-known in Polish literature to change completely after some period of particular type of creating poems, the Baroque with it's gloss transformed into an era of mind, science and reforms. Polish politics were also the authors of the greatest postulates and project of raising Poland and Polish society from cosmopolitism, social and political indifference and cultural backwardness. It was a kind of mind's enlightenment - and Enlightenment was the name of this epoch. Several new educational and cultural institutions had been created, like the Community of National Education, Military School in Warsaw, the 'Monitor' magazine (based on English 'Spectator'), first Polish open theatre and many others. The literature itself was to elevate and moralize - so there were postulates of raising Poland and political discourses (Hugo Kollataj), journalistic works (Stanislaw Staszic), magazine articles and... tales, especially of Ignacy Krasicki, which, created on the classical basis, became the greatest way of expressing the observations of those world and human inside.

But this epoch ended as everything ends - the new generation of young romantics opposed the classical mind. That was the time of Romanticism - the era of ambivalence, duality, differences between human's mind and feeling, culture and nature, life and death. Napoleon Bonaparte's popularity and his conquers arose the need of independence, human being's individuality and the power of creating a history by national heroes. Also in Polish literature there were masterpieces of heroic deeds, of a riot against the enslavement, like 'Dziady' of Adam Mickiewicz or poems of Juliusz Slowacki - two of the greatest poets in Polish literature. Thoughts came into deeds and the January's rising of Polish people has blown the whistle on romantic moods and falling into the depth of people's hearts.

Positivism inspired it's knowledge of world on scientific analysis and well-confirmed facts. It's literature had it's instructive role, as it was indeed the calling to Polish society to take their fatherland's fate into their own hand and rebuilt it with hard work and science development. Novels like 'Homeless People' of Stefan Zeromski or 'Doll' of Boleslaw Prus are the greatest examples of Positivists' ability of creating intimating masterpieces.

The end of the passing century always brings different kind of emotions and...fear. Fear of Bad. In Polish literature this kind of fear transformed into the wide sense of depression, into a decadence. Young Poland's epoch was a time of poets whose hearts were overfilled with grief, claim and paralyzing frustration. The world was ending for them. One of Polish greatest authors and painters, Stanislaw Wyspianski's 'Wedding' showed all this hopelessness and the differences inside of Polish society.

After World War I Poland was free. At least for 20 years. These 20 years were also special for Polish literature. With the rebirth of Poland, many poetic groups, located in bigger cities, came into existence. Each one of them had it's own idea for Poland. Julian Tuwim, Stanisław Przybyszewski, Tadeusz Peiper, Józef Czechowicz, Czesław Miłosz, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński - all of them great poets with each one's own vision for future.

World War II destroyed all culture, all literature, just everything. Lots of young Polish poets like Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński died in the Warsaw Uprising or other battles. But as it ended, the great Poland was able to rebirth. Wounds remained in Polish author's hearts but they were very strong - strong enough to tell the world about what they experienced like Tadeusz Różewicz in his poems or Tadeusz Borowski in 'We've been to Oswiecim' or 'Farewell Maria'.

Today's literature is still widening it's thematic horizons as it is a witness of new changes in Poland, Polish society and the lifestyle of Polish people. Stanisław Lem science-fiction books, Czeław Miłosz and Wisława Szymboska poetry or the prose of Ryszard Kapuscinski are the best-known, the most-commonly translated and the greatest polish literary living-monuments.

Monuments that will be always present, always on-time and will always stay in Polish (and not only Polish) people memory - ready to show them to the world and be proud of them.

Positivism inspired it's knowledge of world on scientific analysis and well-confirmed facts. It's literature had it's instructive role, as it was indeed the calling to Polish society to take their fatherland's fate into their own hand and rebuilt it with hard work and science development. Novels like 'Homeless People' of Stefan Zeromski or 'Doll' of Boleslaw Prus are the greatest examples of Positivists' ability of creating intimating masterpieces.

The end of the passing century always brings different kind of emotions and...fear. Fear of Bad. In Polish literature this kind of fear transformed into the wide sense of depression, into a decadence. Young Poland's epoch was a time of poets whose hearts were overfilled with grief, claim and paralyzing frustration. The world was ending for them. One of Polish greatest authors and painters, Stanislaw Wyspianski's 'Wedding' showed all this hopelessness and the differences inside of Polish society.

After World War I Poland was free. At least for 20 years. These 20 years were also special for Polish literature. With the rebirth of Poland, many poetic groups, located in bigger cities, came into existence. Each one of them had it's own idea for Poland. Julian Tuwim, Stanisław Przybyszewski, Tadeusz Peiper, Józef Czechowicz, Czesław Miłosz, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński - all of them great poets with each one's own vision for future.

World War II destroyed all culture, all literature, just everything. Lots of young Polish poets like Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński died in the Warsaw Uprising or other battles. But as it ended, the great Poland was able to rebirth. Wounds remained in Polish author's hearts but they were very strong - strong enough to tell the world about what they experienced like Tadeusz Różewicz in his poems or Tadeusz Borowski in 'We've been to Oswiecim' or 'Farewell Maria'.

Today's literature is still widening it's thematic horizons as it is a witness of new changes in Poland, Polish society and the lifestyle of Polish people. Stanisław Lem science-fiction books, Czeław Miłosz and Wisława Szymboska poetry or the prose of Ryszard Kapuscinski are the best-known, the most-commonly translated and the greatest polish literary living-monuments.

Monuments that will be always present, always on-time and will always stay in Polish (and not only Polish) people memory - ready to show them to the world and be proud of them.