Ucrainica at Harvard
The Ukrainian Research Institute's 25th-Anniversary Exhibition at Houghton Library, Harvard University
The Ukrainian Research Institute's 25th-Anniversary Exhibition at Houghton Library, Harvard University
10. Samuel Twardowski (ca 1595-1600-1661)
Woyna domowa z-Kozaki i Tatary Moskwa, potya Szwedami i z-Wegry
(Civil War with the Cossacks and Tatars, Muscovy, and then with the Swedes and Hungarians)
This Polish historical narrative poem in the tradition of classical and Renaissance models describes the Cossack-Polish War (1648-57), and, in particular, details the 1649 siege of Zbarazh and the 1651 Battle of Berestechko. The epic poem was considered an authoritative history of the period.
Gift of Mr. Michael Bazansky, July 1974.