kənsˈɪdɚd ɐ mˈæstɚpˌiːs ʌv pˈoʊlɪʃ ɹoʊmˈæntɪsˌɪzəm, ɪt tˈɛlz ðə tˈeɪl əvə jˈʌŋ nˈoʊbəl wˈʊmən hˌuː mˈæɹiz əbˌʌv hɜː stˈeɪʃən, ænd sˌoʊ ɪŋkˈɜːz ðə ɹˈæθ ʌv hɜː hˈʌsbəndz fˈæmɪli, hˌuː plˈɑːt ɹᵻvˈɛndʒ.
Considered a masterpiece of Polish Romanticism, it tells the tale of a young noble woman who marries above her station, and so incurs the wrath of her husband's family, who plot revenge.