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Attila József (Hungarian: [ˈɒtillɒ ˈjoːʒɛf]; 11 April 1905 – 3 December 1937) was one of the most famous Hungarian poets of the 20th century. [1] Generally not recognized during his lifetime, József was hailed during the communist era of the 1950s as Hungary's great "proletarian poet" and he has become the best known of the modern Hungarian poets internationally.
The greatest authors and poets in the Hungarian literature of the 19th century. Hungarian literature is the body of written works primarily produced in Hungarian, [1] and may also include works written in other languages (mostly Latin), either produced by Hungarians or having topics which are closely related to Hungarian culture.
Every Hungarian primary school child learns some of his poems by heart [citation needed]. The Hungarian 10 Forint banknote valid between 1947 and 1992 depicted Sándor Petőfi on the obverse. Petőfi has a larger than life terra cotta statue near the Pest end of Erzsébet Bridge , sculpted by Miklós Izsó and Adolf Huszár [ hu ] .
Poetry portal; Subcategories. ... Hungarian male poets (126 P) Hungarian women poets (40 P) A. Poets from Austria-Hungary (129 P) H. Hungarian World War I poets (1 P)
Hungarian poems (1 C, 3 P) Hungarian poets (6 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Hungarian poetry" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Below is an alphabetical list of notable Hungarian writers. Abbreviations: children's (ch), comedy (co), drama (d), fiction (f), non-fiction (nf), poetry (p)
The poems of this anthology met with disapproval and incomprehension. Many people attacked the anthology for containing erotic poems. In addition, Ady was criticized for his unpatriotic feelings in a poem in which he emphasized the contrast between the rich cultural life he longed for and the cruel realities of the Hungarian peasant world.
Arany's works have shaped the popular impression of Hungarian history (at the expense of the actual historical record). [6] One of his most famous poems is A Walesi Bárdok (The Bards of Wales). Arany wrote this poem when Franz Joseph I of Austria visited Hungary for the first time after defeating the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.