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Count Jan Potocki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan pɔˈtɔt͡skʲi]; 8 March 1761 – 23 December 1815) was a Polish nobleman, ethnologist, linguist, traveller and author of the Enlightenment period, whose life and exploits made him a celebrated figure in Poland.
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa (French: Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse; also known in English as The Saragossa Manuscript) is a frame-tale novel written in French at the turn of 18th and 19th centuries by the Polish author Count Jan Potocki (1761–1815).
- Potocki, Jan, hrabia, Ian Maclean
- 1805
Jan Potocki was born into the Potocki family, an aristocratic family, that owned vast estates in Poland. He was educated in Geneva and Lausanne, served twice in the Polish Army as a captain of engineers, and spent some time on a galley as a novice Knight of Malta. He was probably a Freemason and had a strong interest in the occult.
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- December 2, 1815
- March 8, 1761
Jan Potocki (1761-1812) used a range of literary styles - gothic, picaresque, adventure, pastoral, erotica - in his novel of stories-within-stories - which provides entertainment on an epic scale.
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Jan Potocki, bearer of the Pilawa coat of arms, was a Polish author who wrote in French, famous for The Manuscript Found in Saragossa. He was born on March 8th 1761 in Pików in the Podole region, and he commited suicide on December 23rd 1815 in Uładówka, close to Pików.
Aug 13, 2020 · Count Jan Potocki seems like he stepped out of a grand piece of adventure fiction. This Polish noble was a mover and a shaker on the European stage during the late Enlightenment era.
Was Jan Potocki a Kabbalist? Revisiting The Manuscript Found in Saragossa. #language & literature. Author: Mikołaj Gliński. Share: The Manuscript Found in Saragossa remains one of the most mysterious works in the history of literature. Now a Polish scholar thinks he may have found the key to what he believes is a deeply esoteric text.
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