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Jaroslaw IwaszkiewiczPolish writer, poet, playwright, translator
Date of Birth: 20.02.1894
Country:  Poland |
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Biography of Yaroslav Ivashkevich
Yaroslav Ivashkevich was a Polish writer, poet, playwright, and translator. He served as the Chairman of the Union of Polish Writers from 1959 to 1980 and was awarded the International Lenin Peace Prize in 1970. Ivashkevich was born in the village of Kalnik near Kiev in the Russian Empire. He attended the Elisavetgrad and Kiev Gymnasiums before studying law at Kiev University. Concurrently, he pursued studies at the Kiev Conservatory and developed a passion for musicology.
Literary Debut and Avant-Garde Movements
Ivashkevich's literary debut only took place in 1915 when his poem "Lilith" was published in the Kiev weekly journal "Pero". In October 1918, he moved to Warsaw where he became an active member of the avant-garde literary groups "Pod Pikadorem" and later "Skamander". During this period, Ivashkevich was greatly influenced by the works of Nietzsche, Rimbaud, and Wilde. He shared Wilde's reverence for "pure beauty". His works during this time were characterized by themes of cruel love and solitude.
Mature Period and Style
In the 1930s, Ivashkevich's writing reached maturity. He published several new poetry collections and ventured into playwriting. His poetry predominantly conveyed a sense of anxiety and restlessness, as he sought to create an atmosphere of "mystified everyday life" in his works. It was during this period that Ivashkevich's distinctive style emerged, characterized by sensual and plastic imagery, lyricism, and a narrative style that evoked intimacy.
