Karol Mazurkiewicz, Benedict Herbest 1925

Year of publication: 1925
Publisher: Fiszer and Majewski University Bookstore
Condition: Used
Cover type: Hardback
Size: 15.5x23.5cm
Number of pages: 275
Weight: 0.65 kg

Biography of Benedykt Herbest, written by Fr. Karol Mazurkiewicz.
Benedykt Herbest was a Polish Jesuit, writer, literary scholar and educator, active during the Renaissance. He was the author of works on the life and works of Cicero and a commentary on the eclogue of Gregory of Sambor. His works were characterized by elements of Counter-Reformation thinking, i.e. the abandonment of intellectualistic biblical deductions, the use of dilemmas, etc. He was among the Jesuits who influenced the development of Polish literature.