Vintsent Dunin-Martsinkyevich - Most Notable Works

Most Notable Works

  • Opera "Sielanka" (Belarusian: "Ідылія", English: "Idyll"; 1846) — the first play, written partly in contemporary Belarusian language.
  • Poem "Hapon" (Belarusian: "Гапон"; 1855) — the first poem, written completely in contemporary Belarusian.
  • Plays and poetry, some of them in contemporary Belarusian (1855–1861), some of them being:
    • "Wieczernice i Opętany" (1856)
    • "Interested? Read it! Three tales and brief verse" (Polish: "Ciekawyś? Przeczytaj! Trzy powiastki i wierszyk ulotny"; 1857);
    • "Belarusian piper" (Polish: "Dudarz białoruski");
    • "Bylicy, raskazy Nawuma" (Belarusian: "Быліцы, расказы Навума"; not published);
    • "Chalimon na karanacji" (Belarusian: "Халімон на каранацыі"; not published);
    • "Lucynka czyli Szwedzi na Litwie" (1861);
  • Play "Pinskaya shlyakhta" (Belarusian: "Пінская шляхта", English: "Pinsk nobility", Polish: "Pińska szlachta"; 1866)
  • The first Belarusian translation of A. Mickiewicz's "Pan Tadeusz" (1859; published only partly, the circulation confiscated almost immediately).

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