Henryk Sienkiewicz’s novel "The Deluge"

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Henryk Sienkiewicz’s novel "The Deluge" is a classic 19th-century Polish historical epic that dramatizes the Swedish invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 17th century, highlighting national resistance and Catholic patriotism.

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instanceOf Polish literature work
historical epic
historical novel
novel
author Henryk Sienkiewicz
awarded partly cited in Nobel Prize in Literature 1905 justification
contributedTo Henryk Sienkiewicz’s Nobel Prize in Literature (1905)
countryOfOrigin Poland
depictsEvent Siege of Jasna Góra
Swedish invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Deluge (Swedish invasion of Poland)
filmAdaptationCountry Poland
filmAdaptationDirector Jerzy Hoffman
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1974
firstPublicationYear 1886
followedBy Fire in the Steppe
follows With Fire and Sword
genre adventure novel
historical fiction
war novel
hasAdaptation The Deluge (1974 film)
linked to: The Deluge
historicalScope Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
literaryMovement positivism in Poland
literarySignificance classic of Polish literature
key work of Polish historical prose
mainCharacter Andrzej Kmicic
Jan Skrzetuski
Janusz Radziwiłł
Michał Wołodyjowski
Oleńka Billewiczówna
mainTheme Catholic patriotism
loyalty and betrayal
national resistance
redemption
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableLocation Jasna Góra Monastery
originalLanguage Polish
originalTitle Potop
linked to: Potop szwedzki
partOf Trilogy
portraysGroup Lithuanian magnates
Polish nobility (szlachta)
linked to: Polish nobility

Swedish army
linked to: Swedish Army
prequel With Fire and Sword
publicationCentury 19th century
publicationPeriod late 19th century
sequel Fire in the Steppe
settingPeriod 17th century
Second Northern War

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Siege of Jasna Góra commemoratedIn Henryk Sienkiewicz’s novel "The Deluge"
Battle of Częstochowa (1655) hasCulturalDepiction Potop (The Deluge) by Henryk Sienkiewicz
linked to: Henryk Sienkiewicz’s novel "The Deluge"
Polish literature notableWork The Trilogy by Henryk Sienkiewicz
linked to: Henryk Sienkiewicz’s novel "The Deluge"