Maurycy Mochnacki was a Polish literary, theatre and music critic, publicist, journalist, pianist, historian and independence activist.
12 Facts About Maurycy Mochnacki
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Maurycy Mochnacki was born in Bojaniec, which after the partitions of Poland became part of the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy and is western Ukraine.
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Maurycy Mochnacki learned classical and contemporary literature, history and foreign languages from home.
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Maurycy Mochnacki was considered a fine pianist but preferred writing essays on Mozart, Beethoven or Weber to performing.
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Maurycy Mochnacki believed that Polish literature should not be a copy of French or German models; instead, writers would have to find Polish version of Romanticism, rooted in national tradition, history and spirit.
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Maurycy Mochnacki had a strong influence on the birth of modern literary criticism in Poland.
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Maurycy Mochnacki noted the connection between literary criticism, philosophy and aesthetics.
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Maurycy Mochnacki introduced philosophical notion, for example Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's, into literary criticism.
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Maurycy Mochnacki wrote about novels and poetry of great Polish Romantic writers such as Adam Mickiewicz.
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Maurycy Mochnacki believed that literature played a major role in society and was capable of changing people's thinking, and it could play a role in creating a new country.
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Maurycy Mochnacki thought that literature was more than just an artistic pursuit, it had a mission and a real influence on the political situation.
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In 2021, Maurycy Mochnacki's remains were transferred to Poland from France and were buried at the Powazki Military Cemetery in Warsaw after a ceremonial service held at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army attended by Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki.