Maciej Żurowski

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Maciej Żurowski (b. 17 September 1915 in Płock, d. 8 May 2003 in Warsaw) was a Polish historian of French literature, translator, Romanist. He was a professor of University of Warsaw, co-editor of Przegląd humanistyczny (since 1957).

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Żurowski is an author of authorings and researches about French literature, especially of 18th-20th century. He is also an author of Arcydzieła francuskiego średniowiecza (anthology; 1968), Symbolizm francuski (1988), O literaturze europejskiej z perspektywy komparatysty: Między renesansem a awangardą. He translated French and American literature, including works of Marcel Proust and Comte de Lautréamont.

[edit] References

• "Żurowski Maciej". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
• Księgarnia Internetowa PWN (Polish). Retrieved on 2007-03-09.

Persondata
NAME	Żurowski, Maciej
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Polish historian of literature and translator
DATE OF BIRTH	September 17, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH	Płock, Poland
DATE OF DEATH	May 8, 2003
PLACE OF DEATH	Warsaw, Poland