Light within the Shade: Eight Hundred Years of Hungarian

Light within the Shade: Eight Hundred Years of Hungarian Poetry

The pure verbal energy characterizing Hungarian poetry may be regarded as one of the most striking components of Hungarian culture. More than 800 years ago, under the inspiration of classical and medieval Latin poetry, Hungarian poets began to craft a rich chain of poetic designs, much of it in response to the countryâ€™s cataclysmic history. With precision, depth, and great intensity, these verses give accounts of their authorsâ€™ vision of themselves as participants in history and their most personal experience in the world.

Light within the Shade includes 135 of the most important Hungarian poems ranging from the fourteenth to the twenty-first century. Organized in chronological order, the poems are followed by an essay by OzsvÃ¡th providing the historical, biographical, and cultural background of the poets and the poetry. The book concludes with Turnerâ€™s essay on the special thematic and literary qualities of Hungarian poetry, as well as notes on
translation practices. This essential volume exposes English-speaking readers to Hungarian poetryâ€™s artistic achievement in history and culture, its evolutionary development as a tradition, and its significance within the
context of world literature.
Country USA
Brand Syracuse University Press
Manufacturer Syracuse University Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780815633624
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780815633624
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Syracuse University Press
Manufacturer	Syracuse University Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780815633624
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780815633624
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Light within the Shade: Eight Hundred Years of Hungarian Poetry

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