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“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. | “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 | ==Editions == | ||
First published in Polish (1895). | First published in Polish (1895). | ||
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Sienkiewicz' novel was translated in more than 40 languages. | Sienkiewicz' novel was translated in more than 40 languages. | ||
====Adaptations==== | ====Adaptations==== |
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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
First published in Polish (1895).
Translations
Sienkiewicz' novel was translated in more than 40 languages.
Adaptations
The novel inspired, directly or indirectly, an astounding amount of stage productions, films, operas, and works of art.
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