Which poet wrote the epic poem Pan Tadeusz, which begins with the invocation 'Lithuania, my homeland'?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Adam Mickiewicz, the leading poet of Polish Romanticism
- Step 1: Pan Tadeusz was published in 1834 and is the national epic of Poland. Step 2. Its author is Adam Mickiewicz. Answer: Adam Mickiewicz. Why not the others: Slowacki, Norwid and Kochanowski are major poets but not the authors of Pan Tadeusz.
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