Zygmunt Węclewski Under the Influence of Nineteenth-Century Theatre and Literature

Abstract

Zygmunt Węclewski was the first Polish translator of all extant Greek tragedies. He did not win renown as a good translator, but his priority was to be faithful to the original, not beautiful in translating it. And it appears that not only was he faithful, but he was also greatly influenced by the literature and theatre of the 19th century.