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that one screenshot of philip! couldn't tell what was happening in the background so. oh well, I'll draw one next time
Assigning Les amis Polish literature I think they would enjoy!!
Enjolras: Undivine Comedy — Zygmunt Krasiński
It's literally set in the French Revolution and it's theme is basically the fight against aristocracy and democracy. It's exactly his kind of thing come on he would adore it and quote it all the time
Combeferre: Master Thaddeus — Adam Mickiewicz
not sure how to explain it, I just feel like he would enjoy it. It's Poland's national epic and he probably learnt the invocation off by heart and cried at the ending. also got recommended it by feuilly
Courfeyrac: Quo Vadis — Henryk Sienkiewicz
It's about the rise of Christianity in Rome and I feel like Courf would DEFINITELY enjoy talking about the Roman Empire in general (also makes fun of nero reading it)
Feuilly: The Peasants — Władysław Reymont
Polish village vibe. EXACTLY HIS KIND OF THING!!!! he is 101% a village boy and I do not care what anyone else has to say. I can also imagine him bawling his eyes out reading it too and rightly so
Grantaire: Dziady — Adam Mickiewicz
Slavic Halloween, Grantaire would absolutely love it and his favourite part is definitely part III, ghosts and blaming God for you country being partitioned is badass
Joly: The Wedding — Stanisław Wyspiański
It's a bit creepy... “ghosts of personae from Polish history and culture, representing the guilty consciences of the living.” oh and the guests at the wedding get hypnotised by a straw-wrap. honestly joly would find it fascinating
Jehan: The Doll — Bolesław Prus
Femme fatale coquette, merchants, floating metals, dilf as a main character, old man yaoi HE WOULD ADORE THIS BOOK (I also recommend it a lot, it's so good, read it)
Bahorel: The Deluge (or the Trilogy in general) — Henryk Sienkiewicz
A whole lot of winged hussar badassery. Duels constantly, Bahorel would love it all. deffo would become obsessed with winged hussars
Lesgle: Vengeance — Aleksander Fredro
This book is genuinely hilarious and he would actually love reading it, that's all I have to say
BONUS!!!
Marius: Ashes — Stefan Żeromski
it's set in the napoleonic wars, that's all I need to say for this one.
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Anonymous asked:
hussars? where are the hussars? hussars are cool, can we see them?
Clutching your shoulders. You are my new favorite person, even my brother who has an account named after winged hussars won't let me talk about them anymore.
Anyways it was just a very fast and totally armor inaccurate sketch of Skrzetuski from Trylogia but I almost certainly will be drawing more as I read.
the polish side of me wants to be him, the gay side of me wants to make out with him
Everyone is missing out another factor as to why Feuilly is so intrigued by Poland!!! For some historical context: in 1830, there was the November Uprising in which the Russian sector of the partitioned Poland revolted (and failed said uprising). Right after the November Uprising, came the Great Immigration where tons of Poles fled — but where did most of them go I hear you ask? France. And more specifically Paris. A lot of influential Poles came to Paris, such as pianist Frédéric Chopin (or Fryderyk Chopin) or poets such as Adam Mickiewicz, whose writing was quite the hit! Feuilly (probably) already intrigued by Poland in general must have been fairly excited at such a sudden rise in Poles around his city and now with the rise of Polish art and its embedded patriotism, he probably would have been able to better understand the whole fury of the partition in the first place (hence why at that point, in 1832, he felt that strongly about Poland in general)
ok rant over
