For an overview of the history of Polish literature, Czesław Miłosz’s The History of Polish Literature is a classic, although dated.
Anna Nasiłkowska’s A History of Polish Literature is a more recent comprehensive guide and excellent jumping off point if you want to learn more.
Being Poland: A New History of Polish Literature and Culture since 1918 is also a good resource for those more interested in a deep dive into Polish literature of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Encounters with Polish Literature Series
Encounters with Polish Literature is a video series in English for anyone interested in literature and the culture of books and reading initiated in 2020 by Bartek Remisko, Curator of Literature and Polish-Jewish Programing at the Polish Cultural Institute New York and created since with scholar David A. Goldfarb, PhD and Natalia Iyudin, editor of the series.
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4