Fraszki
Title page of Fraszki by Jan Kochanowski, 1590 edition | |
| Author | Jan Kochanowski |
|---|---|
| Original title | Fraszki |
| Language | Polish |
| Genre | poetry |
| Publisher | Drukarnia Łazarzowa |
Publication date | 1584 |
| Publication place | Poland |
Fraszki (Polish: [ˈfraʂki]; the title has been translated to English as Epigrams, Trifles, Facetious Verse: 14 ) is the 1584 three-book collection of 294 short, merry poems by Jan Kochanowski. They were written mostly during Kochanowski's courtier period, in the 1560s and 1570s.: 187 That work has been described as among his most popular, and spawned many imitators in Poland.: 187