#Ogniem i mieczem series#

Henryk Sienkiewicz opens 'With Fire and Sword' with a description of saigas as a way to highlight the otherworldly setting of the Pontic Steppe. Nonetheless, Sienkiewicz's vivid language made it one of the most popular books about that particular place and era. Thus it often favors epic plots and heroic scenes over historical accuracy. The book was written, according to the author, 'to lift up the heart' of the Polish nation in the unhappy period following the failed January Uprising during the era of the partitions of Poland. Sienkiewicz researched memoirs and chronicles of the Polish nobility, or szlachta, for details on life in 17th-century Poland.

Many characters are historical figures, including Jeremi WiЕ›niowiecki and Bohdan Khmelnytsky (Polish: Bohdan Chmielnicki).

#Ogniem i mieczem series#

The series was a vehicle for expressing Polish patriotism in a Poland partitioned and deprived of independence.Дespite some deviations, the book's historical framework is genuine and the fictional story is woven into real events. It became obligatory reading in Polish schools, and has been translated into English and most European languages. It gained enormous popularity in Poland, and by the turn of the 20th century had become one of the most popular Polish books ever.

It was initially serialized in several Polish newspapers, chapters appearing in weekly installments. With Fire and Sword is a historical fiction novel, set in the 17th century in the PolishвЂ“Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. The novel has been adapted as a film several times, most recently in 1999. It is the first volume of a series known to Poles as The Trilogy, followed by The Deluge ( Potop, 1886) and Fire in the Steppe (originally published under the Polish title Pan WoЕ‚odyjowski, which translates to Lord Wolodyjowski). With Fire and Sword (Polish: Ogniem i mieczem) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1884.