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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish literature work
historical epic
historical novel
novel
author Henryk Sienkiewicz NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Swedish invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
The Deluge (Swedish invasion of Poland) NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationCountry Poland NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationDirector Jerzy Hoffman NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1974
firstPublicationYear 1886
followedBy Fire in the Steppe NERFINISHED
follows With Fire and Sword NERFINISHED
genre adventure novel
historical fiction
war novel
hasAdaptation The Deluge (1974 film) NERFINISHED
historicalScope Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
literaryMovement positivism in Poland
literarySignificance classic of Polish literature
key work of Polish historical prose
mainCharacter Andrzej Kmicic NERFINISHED
Jan Skrzetuski NERFINISHED
Janusz Radziwiłł NERFINISHED
Michał Wołodyjowski NERFINISHED
Oleńka Billewiczówna NERFINISHED
mainTheme Catholic patriotism
loyalty and betrayal
national resistance
redemption
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableLocation Jasna Góra Monastery NERFINISHED
originalLanguage Polish
originalTitle Potop NERFINISHED
partOf Trilogy NERFINISHED
portraysGroup Lithuanian magnates
Polish nobility (szlachta) NERFINISHED
Swedish army NERFINISHED
prequel With Fire and Sword NERFINISHED
publicationCentury 19th century
publicationPeriod late 19th century
sequel Fire in the Steppe NERFINISHED
settingPeriod 17th century
Second Northern War NERFINISHED

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Siege of Jasna Góra commemoratedIn Henryk Sienkiewicz’s novel "The Deluge"
Battle of Częstochowa (1655) hasCulturalDepiction Henryk Sienkiewicz’s novel "The Deluge"
this entity surface form: Potop (The Deluge) by Henryk Sienkiewicz