Antoni Lange

Antoni Lange
Born	1861 or 1863 Warsaw, Poland
Died	17 March 1929 Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Poet, philosopher, playwright, novelist, translator
Nationality	Polish
Period	19th-20th century
Genre	poem, epic poem, narrative poem, novel, short story, essay, drama, frame story
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Antoni Lange (1861 or 1863 – March 17, 1929), was a Polish poet, translator and mystic philosopher of the Symbolism and Parnassianism movements. He was regarded as a "great master of reflective poetry".^[1] He spoke 15 languages. His pen-names were Antoni Wrzesień and Napierski. Although Lange was not a particularly famed author, many people call him "a magican of lyrical form" because of his unquestionable mastery in using rare poetic forms and innovations^[2] which makes him a pioneer of modern collage and even imagism movement.

As a religious thinker Lange was one of the first to make people interested in Indian philosophy and literature in Poland.^[3] His existential reflection of "universal pain" (wszechcierpienie) unites Christian mysticism with traditions of Buddhism.

Lange was also an uncle of the poet Bolesław Leśmian.

1. ↑ Note from Władca czasu (The Master of Time), edited by Julian Tuwim, Warsaw 1983
2. ↑ A. Niewiadomski, W kręgu fantazji Antoniego Langego, Warsaw 1987, p. 228
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference britannica was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).