The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom

The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom (Polish: Mikołaja Doświadczyńskiego przypadki; in English, more accurately, The Adventures of Nicholas Empiricus), written in Polish in 1776 by Ignacy Krasicki, is the first novel composed in the Polish language, and a milestone in Polish literature.[1]

The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Empiricus
AuthorIgnacy Krasicki
Original titleMikołaja Doświadczyńskiego przypadki
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish
GenreNovel
Publication date
1776
Media typePrint (Hardback)

Plot

Krasicki's novel is the tale of Nicholas Experience (Mikołaj Doświadczyński), a Polish nobleman. During sojourns in Warsaw, Paris, and the fictional island of Nipu (based on Japan, known to natives as Nippon), the protagonist gathers numerous experiences that lead him to a rationalist outlook and teach him how to become a good man, and thus a good citizen. This rationalist outlook, often emphasized in Krasicki's writings, constitutes an apologia for the Enlightenment and physiocratism.

The Adventures of Nicholas Experience offers a portrayal both of the 18th-century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and of the broader European culture of the time.

Bibliography
  • Title: The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom
  • Author Ignacy Krasicki
  • Editor: Northwestern University Press, 1992
  • ISBN 0810110148, 9780810110144
  • 148 pages

See also

References
  1. "Ignacy Krasicki". Univ.gda.pl. Retrieved 2012-06-09.

Further reading
  • The Adventures of Mr. Nicholas Wisdom, Northwestern University Press, 1992, 148 pp., ISBN 0-8101-1014-8


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