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Jan Kott

Jan Kott was a Polish and American literary historian, writer, theatre critic, translator, literary critic and journalist (1914–2001). He was born at Warsaw and died at Santa Monica.

Overview

Born at Warsaw in 1914, died at Santa Monica in 2001.

Recognition and collections

Jan Kott received Herder Prize, Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Guggenheim Fellowship, George Jean Nathan Award and Cross of Valour (1944).

Catalogued works

38 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library. The first 12 are listed here.

Antologia literatury francuskiej. Shakespeare our contemporary. Miarka za miarkę. Die Schule der Klassiker. Poskromienie złośników. Roar of the Canon. Shakespeare. Theatre notebook, 1947-1967. Poezja polskiego oświecenia. Theatre Notebook, 1947-67. Still alive. Theatre notebook 1947-1967.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Jan Kott, Empson, Wilson Knight, Barber, Kott : Great Shakespeareans Volume VIII. Kott, Jan, Encyclopedia of the Essay, 2012. Requiem for Jan Kott, Millennial Stages, 2017. Jan Kott: Shakespeare’s Bitter Arcadia (1964), Shakespeare: The Sonnets, 1977. Jan Kott, Shakespeare: Hamlet, 1968.

In detail

the recorded working language is Polish.

Employment is recorded with University of Wrocław. Membership is recorded of Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich.

Distinctions recorded are Herder Prize, Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Guggenheim Fellowship and George Jean Nathan Award.

Chronology

  1. 1914Jan Kott born at Warsaw.
  2. 2001Jan Kott died at Santa Monica.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Jan Kott”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q516786: Jan Kott

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