works were published. His most famous work, Transakcja wojny chocimskiej (The Progress of the War of Chocim), was written during the period 1669–1672, and first printed in 1850. It is his biggest novel, and is generally considered to be the best epic novel written in the Commonwealth. Historically accurate, though somewhat idealizing the Polish heroes, it describes the battle of Chocim in 1621 and is based on the diaries of Jakub Sobieski. His epigrams were written around 1670 and 1695, and first published in 1907. He translated John Barclay's Argenis (1621), published in 1697. See also Jan Chryzostom Pasek Argenis Notes External links Wacław Potocki in Virtual Library of Polish Literature Wacław Potocki at poezja.org Argenida – Scans of a Polish poetic translation by Wacław Potocki, Warszawa 1697 1621 births 1696 deaths Converts to Roman Catholicism Converts to Roman Catholicism from Unitarianism People from Gorlice County 17th-century Polish nobility Polish Roman Catholics Polish male writers Polish poets Baroque writers