Herbert, Zbigniew
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Epithet: Canon of Lichfield
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000447.0x000071
Zbigniew Herbert (1924-1998), poet and writer.
From the description of Zbigniew Herbert papers, 1968-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702173071
Epithet: Chaplain of St. Martin's, London
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000447.0x000073
Epithet: Archdeacon of Canterbury
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000447.0x000070
Epithet: of Add MS 38076
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Epithet: Captain; of Tangier
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Zbigniew Herbert (1924-1998) was a Polish poet and writer whose work has been extensively translated. He was born in Lwow, Poland, and after the war earned degrees in economics, philosophy, and law. His first book of poetry, Struna Swiatla ( Chord of Light ), was published in 1956. Other collections include Hermes, Pies i Gwiazda ( Hermes, a Dog and a Star ), Studium Przedmiotu ( A Study of the Object ), Pan Cogito ( Mr. Cogito ), Raport z Oblezonego Miasta ( Report from the Besieged City ), Elegia na Odejscie ( Elegy for the Departed ), and Martwa Natura z Wedzidlem ( Still Life with a Bridle ). Zbigniew Herbert was survived by his wife Katarzyna Herbert.
Biographical information taken from the online Gale Biography Resource Center.
From the guide to the Zbigniew Herbert papers, 1968-1989, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
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- Authors, Polish
- European literature
- Polish literature
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- Batticaloa, Ceylon (as recorded)
- River Negrais, Burma (as recorded)
- China, Asia (as recorded)
- Netherlands, Europe (as recorded)
- Cocos, Australia (as recorded)
- Borneo, Indonsesia (as recorded)
- Willington, Derbyshire (as recorded)
- Chagos, Chagos Archipelago (as recorded)
- Marocco, Africa (as recorded)
- Vellore, E. India (as recorded)
- Philippines, Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
- River Arracan, Burma (as recorded)
- Tuticorin, Madras (as recorded)
- New Georgia, Solomon Islands (as recorded)
- Salee, Africa (as recorded)
- Ceylon, Asia (as recorded)
- Japan, Asia (as recorded)
- Colombo, Ceylon (as recorded)
- Surat, India (as recorded)
- Chittagong, India (as recorded)
- Mocha, Arabia (as recorded)
- Laccadive Islands, India (as recorded)
- India, Asia (as recorded)
- Deccan, India (as recorded)
- Cambodia, Asia (as recorded)
- Lower Siam, Asia (as recorded)
- Coromandel, India (as recorded)
- Bengal, Asia (as recorded)
- Padaran Bay, Anam (as recorded)
- Batavia, Java (as recorded)
- Barbary, North Africa (as recorded)
- River Sirian, Burma (as recorded)
- Keshin, Arabia (as recorded)
- Formosa (Taiwan), Asia (as recorded)
- Bettiah, Bengal (as recorded)
- Vendelus Bay, Ceylon (as recorded)
- Gheria, Bombay (as recorded)
- Burma, Asia (as recorded)
- Hainan, South Chinese Sea (as recorded)
- Nagasaki, Japan (as recorded)
- Malabar Coast, India (as recorded)
- Tavoy River, Burma (as recorded)
- Bombay, India (as recorded)
- Cochin-China, Asia (as recorded)
- Arabia, Asia (as recorded)
- Cachar, Eastern Bengal (as recorded)
- Sagar Island, Bengal (as recorded)
- Mantawi Islands, East Indies (as recorded)
- Algiers, Africa (as recorded)
- Poland. (as recorded)
- Pescadore Island, China (as recorded)
- Sunda Straits, Oceanea (as recorded)
- Madras, India (as recorded)
- Carumnassa, India (as recorded)
- Java, Indonesia (as recorded)
- Poland (as recorded)
- Strait of Madura, Java (as recorded)
- Patani, Lower Siam (as recorded)
- Tangier, Morocco (as recorded)
- Tipperah, Eastern Bengal (as recorded)
- Straits of Malacca, South East Asia (as recorded)
- Point de Galle, Ceylon (as recorded)
- Sumatra, Indonesia (as recorded)
- Persia, Asia Minor (as recorded)
- River Ganges, India (as recorded)
- Solomon Islands, Oceania (as recorded)
