Hungarian literature : $b An historical & critical surveyReich, Emil
History
Hungarian literature : $b An historical & critical survey
Reich, Emil
Hungarian literature -- History and criticism
1711-1772, a period of decline, 63
reason of this decline, 64
poets, 67
historians, 68
revival of 1772, 70
causes of revival, 72
Magyar periodicals, 77, 88
the three “schools”, 79, 85
awakening individuality, 85
a patriotic bulwark against Austria, 87
Kazinczy’s work, 94
the romantic school, 100, 117
loses by patriotism of its exponents, 107
of slow growth, 1772-1825, 108
effect of want of literary centres, 109
hampered by political fetters, 110
brilliant revival, 1825-1850, 110
foundation of the Academy, 112
the “Kisfaludy Society”, 113
epics produced, 124
ballads, 131
want of effective criticism, 132
Bajza’s work, 134
reasons of late development of prose, 136
Petőfi’s pre-eminent work, 169
Hungary’s contribution to typical poetry, 185
literary criticism still crude, 192
rise of the drama in the nineteenth century, 207, 220
recent fiction, 226, 240
recent poetry, 245
folk-poems, 247
political works, 250
history, 252
historical societies, 254
history of, 254, 255
music, 10, 28, 29, 61, 103, 114, 231, 236
its influence on the nation, 30
pedigrees, 36, 254
wit, 237
writers in other languages, 11, 12, 68, 109, 250, 251
Hungarians establish themselves in Hungary, 18
their national character, 28, 147, 217
influenced by their music, 30
Hungary, its natural situation, 17
occupied by divers tribes, 17
the Hungarians establish themselves there, 18
her history resembles English history, 19
her constitution, 19, 153
preserves her liberties, 21
the Turks expelled, 22, 23
effect of their dominion, 22, 23
her want of a middle-class, 23, 30
her history in the eighteenth century, 24
rebellion against Austria, 26
incorporated with the Austrian Empire, 26
national reaction of 1860, 26
her present relations with Austria, 27
her _Parlature_ as compared with her literature, 31, 229
custom of speaking in several languages, 32
detached from the Eastern Church, 41
the Virgin, her patron saint, 41
the Reformation there, 43, 45, 46
the Renascence, 43-45
Universities in, 44, 52
schools, 52, 53, 63, 66
literature left to the nobles, 53
influence of the revolution, 72
character of its population, 72
abolition of serfdom and expansion of civic life, 73
dissolution of monasteries, 75
policy of Joseph II., 76
its effect in awaking Hungarian patriotism, 77
the national stage, 77
lacked literary centres, 109
the Academy supplies this want, 112
Pesth becomes a centre, 113
local learned societies spring up, 114
Parliament, the soul of its body-politic, 115
diversity of types of character, 118, 137
her need of an epic as an incitement, 123
character of the youth, 147
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