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Hungarian Poetry

Hungarian literature is not well known outside the country and émigré circles. The Hungarian Poetry section of The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (1993) is fuller than anything available in English on the Internet.

But among more important Hungarian poets should be mentioned Ferenc Kölcsey, Mihály Vörösmarty, Sándor Petöfi, Árpád Tóth, Gyula Juhász, Mihály Babits, Dezsö Kosztolányi, Kassák, Szabó, Fodor, Fenyö, Áprily and Attila József.

For anthologies of Hungarian poetry try the american Hungarian foundation, Hungarian bookstore, Treasury of Hungarian Love Poetry, Quotations and Proverbs by K Gatto (1996), Magyar Poetry (1908) and Modern Magyar Lyrics (1926) both edited by W. Loew, J. Horváth's A Little Treasury of Hungarian Verse (1947) and M. Vajda's Modern Hungarian Poetry (1977).

Twentieth century and contemporary Hungarian poetry can also be found in arion, contemporary Hungarian literature, Hungarian literature online and geometry listings.

Much of literary criticism is in Hungarian or Russian, but P. Rákov's Rhythm and Meter in Hungarian Verse (1966) and A. Karátson's Le Symbolisme en Hongrie (1969) may be useful.

Endre Ady

Information on Endre Ady can be found at books and writers, encyclopedia.com, all refer, u-nancy, ady note and eassortment.

His work is listed at kaposnet, digilander and babelguides. The best known poems include At the Gare de L'Est, Upward Thrown Stone, Blood and Gold, In an Old Wagon and Beautiful Farewell Message.

 

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