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Polish historian (1882–1957)
Manfred Kridl (1882–1957) was a Polish
historian of
literature.
From 1932 Kridl taught at
Wilno's
Stefan Batory University, where he was an opponent of
anti-semitic
ghetto-bench policy. In 1940, during
World War II, Kridl managed to escape from
occupied Poland and settled in the
United States. There he taught at
Smith College, then at
Columbia University.
Works
- Antagonizm wieszczów. Rzecz o stosunku Słowackiego do Mickiewicza, 1925
- Literatura polska w. XIX, 1925
- Główne prądy literatury europejskie. Klasycyzm, romantyzm, epoka poromantyczna, 1931
- Wstęp do badań nad dziełem literackim, 1936
- Literatura Polska, 1945
- Editor, For Your Freedom and Ours (the democratic heritage of Poland)
- A Survey of Polish Literature and Culture, 1956
- A. Mickiewicz – Poet of Poland (with other authors)
- The lyric poems of Juliusz Slowacki (Musagetes; contributions to the history of Slavic literature and culture)
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