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Light within the Shade : Eight Hundred Years of Hungarian Poetry /

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 Ozsváth providing the historical, biographical, and cultural background of the poets and t...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Turner, Frederick, 1943- (Translator), Ozsváth, Zsuzsanna, 1931- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Hungarian
Published: Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 Ozsváth providing the historical, biographical, and cultural background of the poets and the poetry. The book concludes with Turner'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 poetry's artistic achievement in history and culture, its evolutionary development as a tradition, and its significance within the context of world literature."--Publisher.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (248 pages).
ISBN:9780815652748