Recenzja książki "Antanas Baranauskas. Szlak wieszcza"

Recenzja książki "Antanas Baranauskas. Szlak wieszcza"

W numerze 5 (XIV)/2014 New Eastern Europe ukazała się recenzja książki Egidijusa Aleksandraviciusa "Antanas Baranauskas. Szlak wieszcza".

Autorką recenzji jest Dorota Sieroń-Galusek. Recenzję można znaleźć na stronie 160 New Eastern Europe.

Fragment recenzji:

"...Baranauskas was a talented, self-made man. In addition to poetry he was also interested in mathematics and music. He played multiple instruments, but was also interested in linguistics and dialectology. Baranauskas collected folk songs and tales as well as other ethnographic information on the neighbouring regions. His engagement in linguistics research corresponded with the general revival of Lithuanian culture, aimed at introducing the Lithuanian language into public life. For the purposes of lectures and seminars held at the Kaunas Priest Seminary, Baranauskas even prepared a Lithuanian course book. Although his merits for Lithuanian culture were widely known, the fact that he was a Catholic priest was often ignored. He did not attract much attention as the bishop of Sejny, a diplomat, a skilful politician, not even as an intellectual or a visionary..."