Krzysztof Opaliński

Polish writer
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Born:
1609, Sieraków, Poland
Died:
December 7, 1655, Włoszakowice (aged 46)

Krzysztof Opaliński (born 1609, Sieraków, Poland—died December 7, 1655, Włoszakowice) was a Polish statesman and writer who was a noted satirist. A highly educated and well-traveled man, and governor (wojewoda) of the province of Poznań, Opaliński figured in the history of Polish literature as the author of Satyry albo przestrogi do naprawy rządu i obyczajów w Polszcze należące (1650; “Satires or Warnings on the Reform of the Government and Customs in Poland”). In this work, which was widely read in Poland during the 17th century, Opaliński attacked the injustice and abuses of contemporary Polish life and castigated its society in ...(100 of 142 words)