“Pan Tadeusz” according to pupil Leszek Serafinowicz

Abstract

The publication presents a poetic paraphrase of Pan Tadeusz written by a thirteen-yearold schoolboy, later to become an eminent poet, Jan Lechoń. In the introductory outline, the author of the editorial work briefly discusses Lechoń’s long-standing fascination with the life and works of Adam Mickiewicz, indicating its sources, among others, in the poet’s family history, and recalling his other works devoted to the Romantic bard.