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'''Quo Vadis?''' (1895) is a novel by [[Henryk Sienkiewicz]]. | '''Quo Vadis?''' (1895) is a novel by [[Henryk Sienkiewicz]]. | ||
==Abstract== | |||
“A Narrative of the Time of Nero.” Mature product of eastern-European neo-Christianism offers a broad picture of Roman life, bringing into salient contrast the licentiousness of Paganism and the spiritual beauty of Christianity. Especially remarkable are the chapters describing the great fire and the scenes in the amphitheatre. Its success contributed significantly to Sienkiewicz’s Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905. | |||
==Editions and translations== | ==Editions and translations== | ||
First published in Polish (1895). Translated in more than 40 languages. Inspired, directly or indirectly, an astounding amount of stage productions, films, operas, and works of art. | First published in Polish (1895). Translated in more than 40 languages. Inspired, directly or indirectly, an astounding amount of stage productions, films, operas, and works of art. | ||
*[[Quo Vadis? (1899 Styka), art]] | *[[Quo Vadis? (1899 Styka), art]] | ||
*[[Quo Vadis? (1901 Zecca), film]] | *[[Quo Vadis? (1901 Zecca), film]] | ||
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**See also: | **See also: | ||
*[[The Sign of the Cross (1895 Barrett), play]] | *[[The Sign of the Cross (1895 Barrett), play]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 18:04, 22 September 2009
Quo Vadis? (1895) is a novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz.
Abstract
“A Narrative of the Time of Nero.” Mature product of eastern-European neo-Christianism offers a broad picture of Roman life, bringing into salient contrast the licentiousness of Paganism and the spiritual beauty of Christianity. Especially remarkable are the chapters describing the great fire and the scenes in the amphitheatre. Its success contributed significantly to Sienkiewicz’s Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905.
Editions and translations
First published in Polish (1895). Translated in more than 40 languages. Inspired, directly or indirectly, an astounding amount of stage productions, films, operas, and works of art.
- Quo Vadis? (1899 Styka), art
- Quo Vadis? (1901 Zecca), film
- Quo Vadis? (1909 Nougues), opera
- Aux temps des premiers chrétiens (1910 Calmettes), film
- Quo Vadis? (1912 Guazzoni), film
- Quo Vadis? (1924 D'Annunzio), film
- Quo Vadis (1951 LeRoy), film
- Quo Vadis? (1985 Rossi), film
- Quo Vadis (2001 Kawalerowicz), film
- See also:
- The Sign of the Cross (1895 Barrett), play