Kashubian literature

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Kashubian literature appeared in Poland during the second half of the nineteenth century with Florian Cejnowa (1817-1881), who used the Sławoszyno dialect of the Puck region, and Hieronim Derdowski (1852-1902), who used the Wiele dialect of the Chojnice district. The latter enriched Kashubian literature especially in poetry.^[1]

J.H. Derdowski, O Panu Czorlińścim co do Pucka po sece jachoł, Toruń 1880

Aleksander Majkowski (1876-1938) used the dialect of Koscierzyna-Lipusz, the district from which he came. His greatest achievement was the creation in 1908 of Gryf, the Kashubian periodical. He also wrote the only pre-war Kashubian novel in 1938.^[1]

In the last decade, about two hundred books have been published in Kashubian, including translations of international works.^{[citation needed]} Anthologies and compendia have been written by Neureiter 1973, Drzeżdżon 1986, and Neureiter 1991.^{[citation needed]}

In 1907, Izydor Gulgowski (1874-1925) and Friedrich Lorentz founded the Association for Kashubian Folk Traditions in Kartuzy.^{[citation needed]}

Izydor Gulgowski founded the Kaszubski Park Etnograficzny in the village of Wdzydze Kiszewskie in the Chojnice district. It is the oldest open-air museum in Poland. The museum had and still has an important influence on the cultural life and traditions of Kashubia.^{[citation needed]}

Among the modern Kashubian writers are Jan Karnowski, , Jan Trepczyk, Jan Rompski, , , , , Stanisław Pestka, , , , , , , .

Polish-language writers from Kashubia also include Lech Bądkowski, , , and Jerzy Samp.

References[]

• Grzybowski J.: Literatura piękna w języku kaszubskim od 1944 roku : bibliografia wydawnictw zwartych, Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna : Biblioteczny Ośrodek Informacji, Gdańsk 1992.

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