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Film, literature & music

From Botto’s ballad and Bielik’s film to the Polish cult series: Jánošík in art and popular culture.

An open 19th-century book with a woodcut of a highwayman, beside it a film reel and a folk violin

Jánošík in Film, Literature and Music: from Folk Song to Screen

Since 1785 the highwayman from Terchová has been printed, versified, filmed and set to music. A journey through 240 years of reception – from a newspaper anecdote to a screen epic, from a banknote to a parody.

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