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Release date is 2009-02-11

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"Balady i romanse" by Adam Mickiewicz is a collection of ballads published in 1822 in Vilnius as part of his first poetry volume. Considered the beginning of the ballad genre in Polish literature and a manifesto of Polish Romanticism, this work introduces fourteen poems where the supernatural penetrates everyday reality. Set in specific historical locations, these ballads challenge Enlightenment rationalism by depicting a world where mysterious forces judge human actions and enforce moral order, creating atmospheres of eeriness through moonlight, wilderness, and ancient landscapes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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