Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2009-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 106 Mickiewicz, Adam 1798 1855 Mickiewicz, Ladislas 1838 1926 Mickiewicz, Wladyslaw Mickiewicz, Władysław Żywila: Powiastka z Dziejów Litewskich Zywila: Légende Lithuanienne Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jimmy O'Regan (Produced from images kindly made available by Google Books/Harvard University) "Żywila: Powiastka z Dziejów Litewskich" by Adam Mickiewicz is a historical legend written in the early 19th century. This narrative, characterized as a short story, explores themes of love, honor, and sacrifice within the backdrop of Lithuanian history, specifically highlighting the struggles during the time of Prince Koryat. The story merges myth with historical elements, drawing readers into a world where personal and national identities are deeply intertwined. The plot follows the beautiful Princess Żywila, who secretly loves a knight named Poray. As political turmoil arises with threats from Ruthenian forces led by Ivan, the Princess faces severe consequences due to her forbidden love, culminating in her imprisonment by her father, Prince Koryat, who is unaware of her true affections. When Poray ultimately seeks to rescue her while negotiating with Ivan, their plan spirals into tragedy as Żywila mistakenly believes he has betrayed her. In a moment of despair and defiance, she takes her own life, ultimately prompting the people to rise in vengeance against their oppressors. The legend concludes with the people honorably remembering her name, solidifying her status as a symbol of resistance and virtue in their culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr pl Short stories Polish fiction -- Translations into French Polish fiction PG Text FR Nouvelles Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 57601 57617 2024-10-12T07:53:12.504491 2023-09-12T10:50:27.492307 text/html text/html 56927 2021-01-04T18:48:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 334113 2021-01-04T18:48:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 328425 2024-10-12T07:53:14.815563 application/epub+zip 326355 2024-10-12T07:53:13.043481 application/epub+zip 65075 2024-10-12T07:53:12.769478 application/epub+zip 365929 2024-10-12T07:53:16.279499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354578 2024-10-12T07:53:14.494500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94252 2022-09-13T07:23:20.782873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46753 2024-10-12T07:53:12.305486 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46524 2021-01-04T18:48:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 20129 2021-01-04T18:48:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20661 2024-10-12T07:53:16.420471 application/rdf+xml 26461 2024-10-12T07:53:12.824513 image/jpeg 3625 2024-10-12T07:53:12.797482 image/jpeg 334687 2024-10-12T07:53:12.517497 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia