The Bookfriend's Little Treasure

Wacław Walecki is specialist editor and author of afterwords to Skarbczyk Bibliofila (The Bookfriend's Little Treasure), part 2; (Wrocław 1992). It is a series of facsimile reprints of first editions of the most important dramas in the history of Polish theatre. So far the following have appeared:

• The Judgement of Paris, Prince of Troj
  the first drama printed in Polish (1542)
• M. Rej, he Life of Joseph of the House of Israel
  an example of a Polish morality play (1545)
• J. Kochanowski, The Dismissal of the Grecian Envoys
  the first Polish tragedy in the classical style (1578)
• Mikołaj z Wilkowiecka, The History of the Lord's Glorious Resurrection
  a late specimen of Easter mystery play (1582)
• The Parson's War Expedition
  an example of a 16th-century low comedy (1590)
• P. Ciekliński, Plautus' Trinummus
  the first Polish comedy, modelled upon the ancient Roman play (1597)
• P. Baryka, The Peasant-King
  an example of a 16th-century courtly comedy (1637)
• S.Twardowski, Daphnis
  a 17th-century idyll in the form of drama (1638)

Further volumes (18th - 20th century) will appear in "The Literary Tradition Collection (LTC)" (Biblioteka Tradycji Literackich - BTL) series.