Vinitius, a military hero and member of Nero's court, falls in love with Ligia, a Christian. Quo Vadis? tells the story of the early Christian community in Rome in the time of Nero, Roman emperor from 54-68 A.D. The American public is most familiar with the latter work, which Hollywood has twice (in l929 and l951) adapted for the screen. Recent translations of Sienkiewicz's The Trilogy (With Fire and Sword, The Deluge, and Fire in the Steppe), In Desert and Wilderness and The Teutonic Knights are now available, as well as two new translations of Quo Vadis? which earned Sienkiewicz a Nobel Prize for literature in l906. It is encouraging to note the number of recent English translations of classics of Polish literature. Sarmatian Review XV.1: Sienkiewicz Quo Vadis?īy Henryk Sienkiewicz.
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