[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/sir-twardowski-wikipedia\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/sir-twardowski-wikipedia\/","headline":"Sir Twardowski – Wikipedia","name":"Sir Twardowski – Wikipedia","description":"before-content-x4 Character in Polish folklore after-content-x4 Sir Twardowski (Polish: Pan Twardowski, Polish pronunciation:\u00a0[\u02c8pan tfar\u02c8d\u0254fski]), also known as Master Twardowski (Polish:","datePublished":"2016-06-12","dateModified":"2016-06-12","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/38\/Twardowski_z_diablem.jpg\/220px-Twardowski_z_diablem.jpg","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/38\/Twardowski_z_diablem.jpg\/220px-Twardowski_z_diablem.jpg","height":"285","width":"220"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/sir-twardowski-wikipedia\/","about":["Wiki"],"wordCount":2567,"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});before-content-x4Character in Polish folklore         (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Sir Twardowski (Polish: Pan Twardowski, Polish pronunciation:\u00a0[\u02c8pan tfar\u02c8d\u0254fski]), also known as Master Twardowski (Polish: Mistrz Twardowski), in Polish folklore and literature, is a sorcerer who made a deal with the Devil.[1] Pan Twardowski sold his soul in exchange for special powers \u2013 such as summoning up the spirit of Polish-Lithuanian King Sigismund Augustus’ deceased wife \u2013 but he eventually met a tragic fate.The tale of Pan Twardowski exists in various diverging versions and forms the basis for many works of fiction, including one by Adam Mickiewicz,[2] although the folklore is commonly assumed to have been heavily inspired by a similar German story of Faust, as there are many parallels in both stories.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4  According to an old legend, Twardowski was a nobleman (szlachcic) who lived in Krak\u00f3w in the 16th century. He sold his soul to the devil in exchange for great knowledge and magical powers. However, Twardowski wanted to outwit the devil by including a special clause in the contract, stating that the devil could only take Twardowski’s soul to Hell during his visit to Rome \u2013 a place the sorcerer never intended to go.[1] Other variants of the story have Twardowski being sold to the devil as a child by his father.With the devil’s aid, Twardowski quickly rose to wealth and fame, eventually becoming a courtier of King Sigismund Augustus, who sought consolation in magic and astrology after the death of his beloved wife, Barbara Radziwi\u0142\u0142.[3] He was said to have summoned the ghost of the late queen to comfort the grieving king, using a magic mirror.[3] The sorcerer also wrote two books, both dictated to him by the devil \u2013 a book on magic and an encyclopedia.After years of evading his fate, Twardowski was eventually tricked by the devil and caught not in the city, but at an inn called Rzym (Rome in Polish).[1] While being spirited away, Twardowski started to pray to the Virgin Mary, who made the devil drop his victim midway to Hell.[1] Twardowski fell on the Moon where he lives to this day. His only companion is his sidekick whom he once turned into a spider; from time to time Twardowski lets the spider descend to Earth on a thread and bring him news from the world below.[1]Table of Contents       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Historical Twardowski[edit]Twardowski in literature, music and film[edit]Places associated with Pan Twardowski[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Historical Twardowski[edit]Dr Jan Kuchta in his 1935 doctoral thesis “Cracovian  Warlock of XVI Century. Master Twardowski” suggested that Twardowski may have been a German nobleman who was born in Nuremberg and studied in Wittenberg before coming to Krak\u00f3w.[1] His  name Lorenz Dhur[3] was Latinised to  Laurentius Durus and in turn rendered as Twardowski in Polish; durus and twardy mean “hard” in Latin and Polish respectively. There is also some speculation that this legend was inspired by the life of either John Dee or his associate Edward Kelley, both of whom lived in Krak\u00f3w for a time.The title Pan, used as a universal honorific and polite form of address in modern Polish, was reserved for members of nobility (szlachta) at the time the tale developed and was roughly equivalent to the English Sir (see Polish name). Twardowski’s forename is sometimes given as Jan (John), although most versions of his tale do not mention a forename at all. This, however, may have resulted as a confusion between Pan Twardowski and a Polish Catholic priest writer, Jan Twardowski.Twardowski in literature, music and film[edit]  The legend of Pan Twardowski inspired a great number of Polish, Ukrainian, Russian and German poets, novelists, composers, directors and other artists.One of the best known literary works featuring Pan Twardowski is the humorous ballad Pani Twardowska by Adam Mickiewicz (1822). In this version of the story, Twardowski agrees to be taken to Hell on the condition that the devil spends one year living with his wife, Pani (Lady) Twardowska. The devil, however, prefers to run away and thus Pan Twardowski is saved. Stanis\u0142aw Moniuszko wrote music for the ballad in 1869.Other works based on the legend include:Pan Tvardovsky, an opera by Alexey Verstovsky, libretto by Mikhail Zagoskin (1828);Pan Tvardovsky, Zagoskin’s short story from the collection An Evening on the Khopyor (1834);Mistrz Twardowski [Master Twardowski], a novel by J\u00f3zef Ignacy Kraszewski (1840);Tvardovsky, a ballad by Semen Hulak-Artemovsky;Pan Twardowski, a ballet by Adolf Gustaw Sonnenfeld (1874);Pan Tvardovski, an opera by Ivan Zajc (1880);Twardowski, a poem by Jaroslav Vrchlick\u00fd (1885);Mistrz Twardowski, a poem by Leopold Staff (1902);Pan Twardowski, a ballad by Lucjan Rydel (1906);Pan Tvardovsky, a film by Ladislas Starevich (1917);Pan Twardowski, a ballet by Ludomir R\u00f3\u017cycki (1921);Pan Twardowski, a film by Wiktor Biega\u0144ski (1921);Pan Twardowski, czarnoksi\u0119\u017cnik polski [Pan Twardowski, a Polish sorcerer], a novel by Wac\u0142aw Sieroszewski (1930);Pan Twardowski, a film by Henryk Szaro, screenplay by Wac\u0142aw G\u0105siorowski (1936);Pan Twardowski oder Der Polnische Faust [Pan Twardowski or The Polish Faust], a novel by Matthias Werner Kruse (1981);Dzieje Mistrza Twardowskiego (The Story of Master Twardowski), a film by Krzysztof Gradowski (1995).Twardowsky, a short sci-fi film from Polish Legends series directed by Tomasz Bagi\u0144ski (2015)[4]Hearts of Stone, an expansion to RPG game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015), has a main storyline heavily inspired by the legend.Mr. Twardowski is also a popular character in the folk art of the Krak\u00f3w region. He may be found, for example, in some of the famous Cracovian cribs (szopki). He is typically depicted as a Polish noble either riding a rooster or standing on the Moon.Places associated with Pan Twardowski[edit]  Twardowski’s Magic Mirror  Pan Twardowski statue in BydgoszczPan Twardowski is said to have lived in or near Krak\u00f3w, the capital of Poland at the time. Different places in Krak\u00f3w claim to be the exact location of Twardowski’s house. The sorcerer might have lived either somewhere in the city center, near the Rynek G\u0142\u00f3wny or Ulica Grodzka, or across the River Vistula in the village of Krzemionki (now part of Krak\u00f3w).Across Poland, there are a number of inns and pubs called Rzym (“Rome”), all of which claim to be the one where Pan Twardowski met the devil. The oldest of these inns date back to only the late 17th century, about 100 years after Twardowski’s time. The one in Sucha is probably the best known of these inns.In the sacristy of a church in W\u0119gr\u00f3w, hangs a polished metal plate claimed to be the magic mirror which once belonged to Pan Twardowski.[5][6] According to a legend, it was possible to see future events reflected in the mirror until it was broken in 1812 by Emperor Napol\u00e9on Bonaparte of France when he saw in it his future retreat from Russia and collapse of his empire.[5]It is also said that Pan Twardowski spent some time in the city of Bydgoszcz, where, in his memory, a figure was recently mounted in a window of a tenement, overseeing the Old Town. At 1:13\u00a0p.m. and 9:13\u00a0p.m. the window opens and Pan Twardowski appears, to the accompaniment of weird music and devilish laughter. He takes a bow, waves his hand, and then disappears. This little show gathers crowds of amused spectators.See also[edit]References[edit]Folk legendSeminal worksProsePlaysOperasFaust (1816, Spohr)La damnation de Faust (1846, Berlioz)Faust (1859, Gounod)Mefistofele (1868, Boito)Le petit Faust (1869, Herv\u00e9)Faust and Marguerite (1855, Lutz)Faust up to Date (1888, Lutz)Doktor Faust (1916\u20131925, Busoni)Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights (1938)The Rake’s Progress (1951, Stravinsky)Reuben, Reuben (1955)Historia von D. Johann Fausten (1994)Faustus, the Last Night (2006)BalletsClassical musicOther musicFilmsTelevisionMusicalsComicsArt     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/sir-twardowski-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Sir Twardowski – Wikipedia"}}]}]