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Jan Potocki On Ancient Slavic History.

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Apr 3, 11, 13:16 #1

Count Jan Potocki (1761-1815-) scion of one of Poland’s most prominent families and celebrated author of The Manuscript Found In Saragossa also authored an exegesis on Herodotus’ Scythian book titled Histoire Primitive des Peuples de la Russie avec une Exposition complete de Toutes les Nations, locales, nationales et traditionelles, necessaires a l'intelligence du quatrieme livre d'Herodote. This book has not been translated into English, but given its subject matter and its author’s reputation I am hopeful that it is known in Poland. If anyone here on the forum has read it would you be so kind as to relate some of Potocki’s conclusions contained therein?

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Edited by: JonnyM Apr 3, 11, 13:22 #2
Check out Hoene-Wroński's notes on it - worth reading and makes more sense than the original which after all is an interesting but fairly unexceptional travel story, albeit one which reflect's Potocki's religious/mystical weltanschauung. If I remember, Von Hundt also refers to it a couple of times but only in footnotes.

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