Antoni Korwin Kossakowski’s sources of inspiration in his writing

Antoni Korwin Kossakowski is an interesting and forgotten figure of Polish literature from the times of King Stanisław August Poniatowski. He had an exceptional life. He was the King’s secretary, a translator of Turkish and Russian, he wrote political and occasional poetry. He drew inspiration from everyday life in the country on the verge of downfall. He wrote patriotic odes and bucolics depicting familiar reality with elements of antique folklore. He wrote on variety of subjects ranging from religious poetry to the supplement to the guide of houses of pleasure in the capital city. From the King’s inspiration, he also translated into Polish a comedy The Cheater wrote by tsarina Catharina II.