Antoni Malczewski
Antoni Malczewski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 June 1793 Volhynia or Warsaw |
| Died | 2 May 1826 (aged 32) Warsaw |
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Literary movement | Romanticism, Pessimism |
Antoni Malczewski (3 June 1793 – 2 May 1826) was a Polish romantic poet, known for his only work, "a narrative poem of dire pessimism", Maria (1825).
At the times, prominent and scandalizing was his autodestructive romance with a married woman, Zofia Rucińska, who had a mental illness.