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| | Toronto Slavic Quarterly : Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, née Kossak, (1891-1945) is remembered as the "queen of lyrical poetry," as the Polish Sappho, and as a woman whose grace and poetic charm made her a legend during her lifetime. |
 | | Her grandfather, Juliusz Kossak, and her father, Wojciech, were famous for their historical paintings of military leaders and battle scenes. |
 | | Her brother followed in their father's footsteps, while her younger sister, Magdalena, became a popular writer under the pen name Samozwaniec. |
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