Bronisław Maj
Poet, essayist, translator, columnist and academic teacher (born 1953)
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Bronisław Ignacy Maj[1] (born 19 November 1953) is a Polish poet, essayist, translator, columnist, screenwriter, playwright and academic teacher.[2]
Bronisław Maj | |
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Bronisław Maj in 2014 | |
| Born | 19 November 1953 Łódź, Poland |
| Occupation | poet, translator, essayist |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
| Period | 1970–present |
| Notable awards | Kościelski Award (1984) |
Biography
The son of Marian Maj, radio journalist, and Maria née Brykalska, an economist.[2]
Bronisław Maj attended and in 1972 passed matura at Jan Kasprowicz High School in Łódź.[2] In 1977 he graduated with a master's degree in Polish philology from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.[2][3] There, in 1988 he obtained doctorate in the humanities[3] upon thesis Świat poetycki Tadeusza Gajcego supervised by Wiesław Paweł Szymański.[2] He lived at the Dom Literatów w Krakowie.
He published his debut poem in 1970 and debut poetry book in 1980.[2] In 1984 he received the Kościelski Award for the poetry book Wspólne powietrze (The Common Air).[2] In his poems Bronisław Maj touched on the metaphysical topics, though he avoided writing classical religious poetry.[4][5] His poems has been translated into English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Swedish, Russian, and Hebrew languages, among others. In 1992, he published a monograph on Tadeusz Gajcy.[2] In 2019, his edition of poems of Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński was published.
In 1977, toghether with Jerzy Zoń, Adolf Weltschek and Bogdan Rudnicki, he co-founded KTO Theatre.[2] He was friends with Jerzy Pilch.[6]
Bronisław Maj was also a stage performer. He created and several times performed as Pani Lola (Mrs Lola), vel Karolina Surówka.[6][7] He has written the lyrics for several songs by Grzegorz Turnau.
He was a lecturer of modern Polish literature at the Jagiellonian University.[2] He lives and works in Kraków.
In 2015 due to the performance Neomonachomachia, that he has written, he was accused of offending religuous feelings by the Polish League Against Defamation; in February 2016 he was interrogated by the police.[8] Eventually the investigation was discontinued.[9]
Works
Poetry
- Wiersze. 1980.
- Taka wolność. Wiersze z lat 1971–1975. 1981.
- Wspólne powietrze. Wydawnictwo Literackie. 1981.
- Album rodzinny. Oficyna Literacka. 1986.
- Zagłada Świętego Miasta. London. 1986.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Zmęczenie. Znak. 1986.
- Światło. Znak. 1994.
- Elegie, treny, sny. Znak. 2003.
Critical monographies
- Biały chłopiec. O poezji Tadeusza Gajcego. Kraków: Oficyna Literacka. 1992.
Editions
- Anioł biały. Wiersze Krzysztofa Kamila Baczyńskiego. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Universitas. 2019.
Collection of columns
- Kronika wydarzeń artystycznych, kulturalnych, towarzyskich i innych. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie. 1997.
Filmography
Accolades
- Kościelski Award (1984)[2]
- Nomination for Polish Film Award Eagle for best screenplay for film Angelus (2002)[12]
- City of Kraków Award (2015)[13]
- Cross of Freedom and Solidarity (2022)[14]