Draft:Jacek Partyka

Jacek Partyka (born 1973) is a Polish translator and scholar, in the field of theory of literature, library and information science. He translated more than 70 books. Partyka translates from Italian, Latin, Ancient Greek, Russian and English.

He undertook his Ph.D. (2003) in literarary criticism at Jagiellonian University. His thesis was entitled 'Sound instrumentation in ancient Greek lyric poetry of archaic period' (Instrumentacja dźwiękowa w greckiej liryce indywidualnej epoki archaicznej). He discovered the oldest surviving immunity passport, issued in Venice in 1578. He translated the oldest Christmas carol in Poland, written in Latin.

Selected translations from Russian

 * Anton Chekhov, Śmierć urzędnika (The Death of a Government Clerk and other stories), Kraków 2000, 2007, ISBN: 9788374355742
 * Nikolai Gogol, Szynel i inne opowiadania (The Overcoat and other stories), Kraków 2000, 2004, ISBN: 9788373897076

Selected translations from English

 * E. R. Dodds, Grecy i irracjonalność (The Greeks and the Irrational), Bydgoszcz 2002; 2 ed. Kraków 2014, ISBN: 9788373545038
 * Martin Litchfield West, Wprowadzenie do metryki greckiej (Introduction to Greek Metre), Kraków 2003, ISBN: 9788387933371
 * Scott Hahn, Ilustrowany świat Biblii. Przewodnik po Starym i Nowym Testamencie (Understanding The Scriptures. A Complete Course On Bible Study), Warszawa 2020, ISBN: 9788380795211

Selected translations from Italian

 * Cipriano Vagaggini, Teologia. Pluralizm teologiczny (Teologia. Pluralismo teologico), Kraków 2005, ISBN: 8389598167
 * Elio Guerriero, Marco Impagliazzo, Najnowsza historia Kościoła. Katolicy i kościoły chrześcijańskie w czasie pontyfikatu Jana Pawła II (1978-2005) (Storia della Chiesa. I cattolici e le Chiese cristiane durante il pontificato di Giovanni Paolo II (1978-2005)), Kraków 2006, ISBN: 9788360725672
 * Luigi Padovese, Kapłani pierwszych wieków (Sacerdoti dei primi secoli), Kraków 2011, ISBN: 9788375952780
 * Livio Fanzaga, Dzień gniewu. Czas Antychrysta (Dies Irae. I giorni dell'Anticristo), Kraków 2014, ISBN: 9788378647003
 * Marcello Stanzione, Czyściec w wizjach mistycznych (Il Purgatorio nelle visioni delle mistiche), Kraków 2015, ISBN: 9788378641414

Paolo Giustiniani - Pisma (Collected Works by Paolo Giustiniani)
Jacek Partyka translates works by Paolo Giustiniani (1476-1528), a founder of Camaldolese Hermits of Mount Corona. The works translated from Latin, Italian and Venetian are issued in "Źródła Monastyczne" series (Monastic Sources), in Tyniec Wydawnictwo Benedyktynów publishing house. He published so far:


 * Paolo Giustniani, Pisma, t. 1, Pochwała życia eremickiego (Works, vol. 1: The praise of the eremitic life), Kraków 2015, ISBN: 9788373545540
 * Paolo Giustniani, Pisma, t. 2, Rozważania o modlitwie i o miłości Boga (Works, vol. 2: Reflections on the prayer / Riflessioni sulla preghiera), Kraków 2015, ISBN: 9788373545557
 * Paolo Giustniani, Pisma, t. 3, Eremita w służbie Kościoła (Works, vol. 3: A hermit at the service of the Church / Un eremita al servizio della Chiesa) Kraków 2016, ISBN: 9788373545564
 * Paolo Giustniani, Pisma, t. 4, Traktaty większe o miłości Bożej (Works, vol. 4: Major treatises on the God's love / I trattati maggiori dell'amore di Dio), Kraków 2019, ISBN: 9788373549029
 * Paolo Giustniani, Pisma, t. 5, Camaldoli w połowie tysiąclecia. Święty Erem Tuskulański w listach bł. Pawła Giustinianiego (Works, vol. 5: Camaldoli in the middle of a millennium. Sacro Eremo Tuscolano in the letters of bl. Paul Giustiniani (1476-1528), Kraków 2024, ISBN: 9788382052602
 * Paolo Giustniani, Pisma, t. 6, Oddając nam siebie. O najświętszej Eucharystii. Kazanie o Bożym Narodzeniu. Kazanie o Wielkanocy), (Works, vol. 6: Giving us Himself. On the Holy Eucharist. Sermon on the Nativity. Sermon on the Easter) Kraków 2024, ISBN: 9788382052794
 * Paolo Giustiniani, Pisma, t. 7: Wzywając Pana. Solilokwia, rozmyślania, modlitwy (1507-1518) (Invoking the Lord. Soliloquies, meditations, prayers (1507-1518)), ISBN: 9788382052800
 * Paolo Giustiniani, Pisma, t. 8, Podążając za św. Marią Magdaleną (Works, vol. 8: Following St. Mary Magdalene), Kraków 2024, ISBN: 9788382052817

Theatre
Jacek Partyka's translation of a short story "Viy" by Nikolai Gogol was used in a theatre play in Teatr Zagłębia in Sosnowiec; the play premiered on November 21, 2014.