INDEX

Abonyi, Louis. (Folk-Novelist), 241

Academy of Science, founded by Széchenyi and others, 112

its publications, 112

Acsády, Ignatius. (Historian), 253

Alvinczi, Peter. (Controversialist), 55

Amadé, Baron Ladislas. (Poet), 67

America has no epic; the reason of this, 123

American literature hampered by their language, 14

has no naïveté, reasons, 198

Andrássy, Count George, a founder of the Academy, 112

Andrew II., King of Hungary, 19

Ányos, Paul. (Poet), 80

Anzengruber. (Austrian Dramatist), 225

Apor, Peter. (Historian), 68

Arany, John—his Hungarian reputation, 194

compared with Petőfi, 195

reason why his work is not bourgeois poetry, 197

a Magyar and a class poet, 200

his charm of language, 200, 201

his position in Magyar literature, 202

his life, 202

his work, 204, 209

Arany, Ladislas. (Poet), 245

his collection of folk-poetry, 247

Árpád Dynasty of Hungary, 18, 124, 126, 129

in the epic, 40, 41

Athenæum, Hungarian periodical, 134

Auerbach, Berthold. (German Folk-Novelist), 225

Aurora, periodical, 116

Austrian Empire, its heterogeneity, 76

Bacsányi, John. (Poet), 86

Bajza, Joseph. (Critic and Poet), 133

Baksay, Alexander. (Folk-Novelist), 241

Balássy, F. (Historian), 253

Balassi, Baron Valentin. (Poet) (I.), 49

(II.), 58

Balassi stanza, the, 50

Balázs, Alexander. (Novelist), 241

Balzac. His genius not fully recognized, 157

Kemény compared to him, 157, 161

compared to Shakespeare, 158

Baranyi, Ladislas. (Poet), 80

Barcsai, Abraham. (Translator), 80

Bards, 40

Barna, Ferdinand. (Philologist), 256

Báróczi, Alexander. (Translator), 80

Bartók, Lewis. (Dramatist), 222

Batizi, Andreas. (Poet), 46

Beck, Charles. (Poet), 12

Bél, Matthew. His view of Magyar, 37

Bellarmin influences Pázmány, 54

Bem, General, and Petőfi, 190

Beniczky de Benicze, Peter. (Poet), 58

Beöthy, Ladislas. (Humorist), 241

Beöthy, Sigismund. (Poet), 135

Beöthy, Zsolt. His History of Hungarian Literature, 255

Béranger compared to Petőfi, 181

Berczik, Árpád. (Dramatist), 222

Bérczy, Charles. (Novelist), 241

Bernstein, Charles Hugo, see Hugo, Charles

Berzsenyi, Daniel. (Poet), 81, 103, 109, 121

Bessenyei, Alexander. (Translator), 80

Bessenyei, George. (Dramatist, &c.), 79

Bethlens, the, 51, 164

Bible, the, published in Magyar, 46, 55

Bibliography, 254, 255, 257

Biró de Déva, Matthew. (Lutheran “pope”), 46

Blaha, Louise. (Hungarian Actress), 222

Bod, Peter. (Literary Historian), 69

Bodnár, Sigismund. (Literary Historian), 255

Bohemian Music, 236

Bonfini, Anton, at work in Hungary, 43

Brassai, Samuel. (Philologist), 255

Brutus, Michael. (Historian), 164

Budenz, Joseph. (Philologist), 36, 255

Bürger’s influence on Csokonai, 89

Burns compared to Petőfi, 180

Butler, E. D., of the British Museum (the foremost amongst British students of Magyar philology and literature), Preface

Cesinge, John. (Hungarian Scholar), 44

Cowley compared to Virág, 80

Critical genius, its part in literature, 92

Crusaders, unfit heroes of epics, 42

Csengery, Anton. (Historian), 253

Csepreghy, Francis. (Dramatist), 225

Cséri de Apáca, John. (Author of Encyclopædia), 62

Cserei, Michael. (Historian), 68

Csiky, Gregory. (Dramatist), 221, 223

Csillagh, M. (Historian), 255

Csipkés, George Komáromi. (Translator of the Bible), 55

Csokonai, Michael Vitéz. (Poet), 88, 211

Csoma de Kőrős, Alexander. (Philologist), 36

Czakó, Sigismund. (Dramatist), 215

Cziráky, Count. (Authority on Hungarian Constitutional Law), 251

Czuczor, Gregory. (Poet and Philologist), 112, 129

Czwittinger, David, his list of Hungarian writers, 68

Dalmady, Victor. (Poet), 245

Dayka, Gabriel. (Poet), 86

Deák, Francis. (Statesman and Author), 26, 27, 250, 251

Debreczen, the Geneva of Hungary, 46

Decsi de Baranya, John. His collection of proverbs, 48

Degré, Aloisius. (Novelist), 241

Dessewffy, Count Aurelius. (Political Writer), 250

Dialects provide new elements of poetic speech, 201

Dobsa, Lewis. (Dramatist), 222

Dóczi, Lewis. (Dramatist), 222, 223

Drama, the, 46, 67, 116, 117, 127

opening of the National Theatre, 113

in the nineteenth century, 207

want of good actors, 207

Hungarian dramas unknown outside Hungary, 221

Dugonics, Andreas. (Novelist), 83

Édes, Gregory. (Versifier), 84

Education in Hungary, see under Hungary

Egressy, Gabriel. (Actor), 208

Ekkehard’s Chronicles record Magyar epics, 41

Endrődi, Alexander. (Poet), 245

Engel. (Historian), 252

England and Hungary, their histories parallel, 19, 21

Eötvös, Joseph. (Novelist), 140, 146, 250, 251

character of his work, 149

his power as an orator, 156

Epic poetry, its character, 122, 126

Erdősi, or Sylvester, John. (Grammarian), 48

Faludi, Francis. (Poet), 67

Faust, its points of resemblance with Madách’s “Tragedy of Man”, 219

Fazekas, Michael. (Author of a chap-book), 84

Fejérpataky, L. (Historian), 253

Felix of Ragusa, at work in Hungary, 44

Fessler. (Historian), 12, 252

Fiction in the sixteenth century, 47

in the eighteenth century, 88

in the nineteenth century, 118, 137, 226, 240

(see also Novels)

Fischart, as virtuoso of language, 45

Flygare-Carlén, Mme, her popularity in Hungary, 137

Fogarasi, John. (Philologist), 112, 255

Földi, John. (Writer on Prosody), 84

Folk-Drama in Hungary, 213, 224

compared with the folk-drama in Austria, 225

Folk-Novels and Tales, 241, 242

Folk-Poems of Hungary, 134

the chief inspiration of Hungarian poets, 247

published collections, 247

Fontius, Bartholinus, at work in Hungary, 44

Forgách, Francis. (Hungarian Author), 164

Fraknói, William. (Historian), 253

France, her constitution, 153

her national homogeneity, 159

France, Anatole, his veiled pessimism, 168

Fata Morgana of the Pusztas, 176

French literature compared with Hungarian, 31

its influence on Hungarian, 117

has enjoyed advantages of criticism, 133

Galeotto, Marzio, at work in Hungary, 43

Garay, John. (Poet), 131

Garnett, Richard; the work of Szász resembles his, 244

Gáti, Stephán. (Eighteenth century writer), 83

Gergei, Albert. (Poet), 47

German literature at the Reformation, 45

its influence on Hungarian, 78, 94, 117

influenced by Greek ideas, 96

its bourgeois character, 199

Goethe’s Hermann und Dorothea, 204

Golden Bull, the—the Hungarian Magna Charta, 19

Greek not studied in the eighteenth century, 65

Kazinczy’s labours to introduce Greek models, 95

Literature, born of Greek parents, 96

influence on German literature, 96

Hungarian Literature, 128

Greek literature comparatively unknown in Hungary, 132

Greguss, Augustus. (Writer on Æsthetics), 255

Greska, K. (Literary Critic), 255

Grünwald, Béla. (Political Historian), 152

Gvadányi, Count Joseph. (Poet and Novelist), 83

Gyöngyössi, Stephen. (Poet), 58

Győry, William. (Novelist), 241

Gyulai, Paul. (Poet), 244

his collection of folk-poetry, 247

as a writer on Æsthetics, 255

Habsburg Dynasty, their work in Hungary, 21, 24, 43, 51, 52, 64, 66, 74, 115

Hajnik, Emericus. (Historian), 254

Haner. (Hungarian Author), 164

Heine compared to Petőfi, 177, 180

Heltai, Caspar. (Chronicler and Translator), 47, 48, 164

Hölty, the Hungarian—Dayka, 86

Horvát de Pázmánd, Andreas. (Poet), 129

Horváth, Ádám. (Poet), 82, 109

Horváth, Bishop Michael. (Historian), 252

Hugo, Charles. (Dramatist), 216

Hunfalvy, Paul. (Philologist), 36, 256

Hungarian bards, 40

constitution, 19, 21

language, its origin, 10, 34

its influence on native literature, 13

its capabilities, 15

made the official language, 25

agglutinative, 33

its characteristics, 34, 201, 245

cultivated by Protestants, 54

its decadence in the eighteenth century, 63

cultivated as national palladium, 77, 87

the labours of Kazinczy, 93

schools of philology, 97

foundation of the Hungarian Academy, 112

the Academy Dictionary, 112

Széchenyi’s work, 113

the vehicle of instruction, 114, 136

used in Parliament, 115

in Vörösmarty’s hands, 126

has no dialects, 201

the influence of Arany, 202

Literature of recent growth, 11

its extent, 11, 12

influenced by want of middle-class, 24, 30

its parallel in Hungarian music, 29

compared with French, 31

its originality impaired, 32

its four periods, 38

its most ancient products, 38

its epics and legends, 39

receives an impulse at the Reformation, 43

influenced by the Renascence, 43, 45

impeding causes at the Reformation, 45

controversial literature, 46

Magyar Bible published, 46

sixteenth century poets, 46, 49

the first drama, 46

early fiction, 47, 48

chronicles, 47

obstacles to progress in the seventeenth century, 51

produced by the nobles only, then, 53

controversial, 54

seventeenth century poets, 56

Kurucz poetry, 60

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

independence of local government, 150

the political training of her people, 153

her national heterogeneity, 159

the horse, the national animal, 176

the rebellion of 1848, 189

the Hungarian peasant, 195

has no bourgeoisie proper, 197

transitional state of society, 1850-1860, 212

the national tendency to pathos, 217

its political strides since 1870, 220

the theatres in Budapest, 222

popularity of lyrical poems, 245

Huszár, Gál. (Poet), 46

Hutten, as an author, 45

Ibsen’s morbid psychology unknown in Csiky’s plays, 224

İlosvai, Peter. (Poet), 48

Improvisation unknown to Teutons and French, 229

in Hungarian, 229

its dangers in literature, 233

Imre, Alexander. (Literary Historian), 255

Istvánffy, Nicolas. (Hungarian Author), 164

Jakab, Ödön. (Folk-Novelist), 241

Jesuits in Hungary, 52

concerned in education, 52, 66

“Jingoism” in Hungary; its influence on literature, 209

Jókai, Maurus. (Novelist), 140

his reputation, 226

his character, 226

his power of work, 227

character of his work, 228

the Liszt of literature, 231

his life, 236

Jones, W. His “Magyar Folk-Tales”, 247

Joseph II. of Austria, 25, 73, 75, 77

Jósika, Nicolas. (Novelist), 44, 140, 228

character of his work, 144

Juhász, Peter. (Pope of the Magyar Calvinists), 46

Kalevala, the Finnish epic, 40

Kálmány, Lewis. His collection of Folk-Poetry, 247

Kármán, Joseph. (Novelist), 86

Károlyi, Caspar. (Translator of the Bible), 46

Károlyi, Count George, a founder of the Academy, 112

Katona. (Dramatist), 210

Katona. (Historian), 252

Kazár, Emil. (Novelist), 241

Kazinczy, Francis. (Translator and Critic), 93, 109

his influence and work, 94, 97

Kemény, Sigismund. (Novelist), 140, 157, 235

his Balzacian genius, 157, 158

his pessimism, 161

his erudition, 163

as an historian, 163, 164

his work as a novelist, 164, 166, 168

his journalistic work, 165

Kerékgyártó, Árpád. (Historian), 253

Kerényi, Frederick. (Poet), 135

Kertbény, K. M. (Literary Bibliographer), 254

Kis, John, founds Magyar Literary Society, 77

Kisfaludy, Alexander. (Poet), 101, 109

Kisfaludy, Charles. (Poet), 116, 121, 209, 212

his dramas, 116, 117

Kisfaludy Society, the, 113

Kiss, Joseph. (Poet), 245

Kiss, Stephen. His “Constitutional Law of Hungary”, 251

Klein, J. L. (The Historian of the Drama), a Hungarian, 12

Klopstock’s Messias, 123

Kohári, Count Stephen. (Poet), 58

Kölcsey, Francis. (Orator and Poet), 98, 104, 107, 121

Kolosváry, S. (Historian), 253

Komócsy, Joseph. (Poet), 245

Königsberg Fragment, the, 39

Kónyi, John. (Eighteenth Century Writer), 83

Kossúth, Lewis, 250

Krajner, Emericus. (Historian), 253

Kraus. (Hungarian Historian), 164

Kriza, John. His collection of Folk-Poetry, 247

Kropf, Lewis. His “Magyar Folk-Tales”, 247

(Historian), 253

Kubinyi, F. (Historian), 253

Kurucz Poetry, patriotic ditties, 60

Kúthy, Louis, 240

Laborfalvy, Rose. Hungarian actress, wife of M. Jókai, 222, 237

Ladányi, G. (Historian), 253

Lánczy, Julius. (Historian), 253

Language, its influence on literature, 14, 15, 136

Lányi, K. (Historian), 253

Latin used in Hungary, 12, 52, 63, 64, 66, 68, 109, 250

Lauka, Gustavus. (Novelist), 240

Lenau, Nicolaus. (Hungarian-German Author), 12

Lendvay. (Actor), 222

Lenkei, H. (Literary Critic), 255

Leopold II. of Austria, 25

Lessing, a genius both critical and creative, 93, 216

Lévay, Joseph. (Poet), 244

Lewis the Great, of Hungary, 44

Liberty affected by Reformation, 20

Listhy, Baron Ladislas. (Poet), 58

Lisznyay, Coloman. (Poet), 245

Liszt, Francis, 114, 128, 231, 236

Literature of a nation, as compared with its parlature, 31

influenced by language, 14

can only thrive in a republic of minds, 52

an urban growth, 72, 109

the influence of critical genius upon, 92

born of Greek parents, 96

universality of great writers, 107

Lugossy, Joseph. (Philologist), 255

Lucretius’ “De rerum natura” compared with Madách’s “Tragedy of Man”, 219

Lustkandl. (Austrian Professor), 251

Luther, Martin, as an author, 45

Lytton’s novels, their popularity in Germany and Austria, 137

Madách, Emericus. (Poet), 217

Maeterlinck, his veiled pessimism, 168

Magyar, see Hungarian

Majláth, Count John. (Historian), 252

Marczali, Henry. (Historian), 253

Margit, Saint, daughter of Béla IV., 42

her life extant, 42

Maria Theresa, her government of Hungary, 73, 75

Matthew Corvinus, King of Hungary, 43, 143

Metastasio’s influence on Csokonai, 89

Metres used in Hungarian Poetry, 50, 59, 78, 81, 84, 97, 101, 103, 104, 119, 130

Metternich, Prince, his work in Hungary, 25, 100

Middle Classes, a product of Feudalism, 24

Mikes, Clement, his “Letters”, 67

Mikó, Francis. (Hungarian Author), 164

Mikszáth, Coloman. (The Hungarian Bret Harte), 242

Mirandola, Pico della, 200

Molnár de Szencz, Albert. (Grammarian), 55

“Moralities,” Hungarian, 47

Music, see Hungarian Music

Nagy, Alexander. (Historian), 253

Nagy, E., his “Constitutional Law of Hungary”, 251

Nagy, Emeric. (Poet), 135

Nagy, Francis. (Translator), 83

Nagy, Ignatius. (Novelist), 215, 240

Nagy de Bánka, Matthew. (Poetical Chronicler), 47

Naïveté, its origin and locus in life and literature. None in America, little in England, reasons, ib., 198

Naláczi, Joseph, (Poet), 80

Nature’s “Laws,” a convenient fiction, 170

Négyessy, L. (Author on Prosody), 255

Neo-Latin poets, the reason of their failure, 14

Novelists of Hungary, 137, 138, 140

popularity of foreign in Hungary, 137

Novels, Hungarian, their peculiarities, 139

reviews of individual works. (See also Fiction), 141, 146, 149, 166, 237

Obernyik, Charles. (Dramatist), 215

Oláh, Nicholas. (Hungarian Author), 164

Orczy, Baron Lawrence. (Eighteenth century writer), 79

Ormós, Sigismond. (Historian), 253

Óváry, K. (Historian), 253

Pálffy, Albert. (Journalist and Novelist), 241

Pannonius, Janus, see Cesinge, John

Pap, Andreas. (Poet), 135

Páriz-Pápai, Francis. (Lexicographer), 62

Parlature, as contrasted with Literature, 31, 229

Parliament, the soul of political life in Hungary and England, 115

Pathos, the Hungarian tendency to, 217

Pauler, Julius. (Historian), 253

Pázmány, Peter. (Cardinal and controversialist), 54

Peasantry of Hungary, 195, 213, 225

Pécs University, 44

Pessimism, the outcome of thought, 163

Pesth, suspension bridge connecting it with Buda, 127

Pesty, Frederick. (Historian), 254

Pesti, Gabriel. (Lexicographer and Translator), 47, 48

Péczeli, Joseph. (Translator), 80

Periodical literature in the eighteenth century, 77, 88

the periodical press in the nineteenth century, 113, 116, 134, 237

Petthő, Gregory. (Hungarian History), 164

Petőfi, Alexander, the greatness of his poetry, 169, 172

its spontaneity, 173

character of his work, 177, 181, 183, 190, 200, 233

his objectivity, 177, 183

his humour, 179

ill-judged comparisons with Burns and Béranger, 180

his patriotic poems distributed by Government, 183

appreciated in America, 185, 192

his poetry, the exponent of Hungarian nationality, 185

sketch of his life, 186

his growing European reputation, 192

compared with Arany, 195

Petrarch’s influence on Kisfaludy, 101

Petrik, Géza. (Bibliographer), 255

Petrőczi, Baroness Catherine S. (Poetess), 58

Platen compared to Berzsenyi, as writer of odes, 104

Podhorszky, his view of Magyar, 37

Poetry not inherent in Nature, but a human creation, 171

its greatness to be gauged by objective beauty, 184

Poetry and Poets of Hungary, sixteenth century, 47, 49

seventeenth century, 56

eighteenth century, 67, 79, 80, 84

nineteenth century, 116, 127, 129, 135, 169, 245

Poland, continuity of its liberties, 21

Pope’s influence on Csokonai, 89

European character of his work, 106

Porzó (Dr. Adolph Ágai), prince of feuilletonists, 237

Pozsony University, 44

Pray, G. (Historian), 252

Printing in Hungary, 44

Priscus, the Byzantine, records Magyar epics, 41

Prosody, see Metres

Pulszky, Augustus. (Hungarian Jurist), 251

“Punch,” the Hungarian, 237

Pusztas the, of Hungary, 174

types of the dwellers there, 175

the Fata Morgana, 176

Pyrker, Ladislaus. (Hungarian-German Author), 12

Radákovics, Joseph, see Vas, Gereben

Ráday, Count Gedeon. (Eighteenth century writer), 79

Radnai, R. (Art-historian), 255

Radvánszky, Béla. (Historian), 254

Rajnis, Joseph. (Poet), 80

Rákóczy March, the, 60

Rákóczy Francis, II., 23, 144

Rákosi, Eugene. (Dramatist), 221, 223

Ramler compared to Virág, 80

Ranzanus, Peter, at work in Hungary, 43

Realism inimical to art, 165

Reformation, the, in Hungary, 43, 45, 46

Reguly, Anton, his views on Magyar, 36

Reicherstorffer. (Hungarian Author), 164

Renascence, the, its influence in Hungary, 43, 45

Révai, Nicolas. (Philologist), 80, 97

Reviczky, Julius. (Poet), 245

Revivals in dead languages, a failure, 14

Revolutionary spirit in Europe, 70

Hungary, 72

Rhapsody in the music and poetry of Hungary, 185

its dangers, 233

Riehl, Wilhelm, his writings on continental peasantry, 196

Rimay de Rima, John. (Poet), 58

Romantic School, the, in England, France, and Germany, 100

“Sabbatarians,” their religious poetry, 55

in Transylvania, 167

Sajnovics, John. (Philologist, 1770), 36

Sárosy, Julius. (Poet), 135

Salomon, Francis. (Historian), 253

Sand, George, her popularity in Hungary, 137

Schesaeus. (Hungarian Historian), 164

Scott compared to Jósika, 144

Shakespeare better known in Austria than England, 107

his influence on Katona, 211

Shelley studied by Petőfi, 181

Simonyi, Sigismund. (Philologist), 35, 255

Sobieski, John, King of Poland, 22

Somogyi (Ambrosius). (Hungarian Author), 164

Sonnets first written by Kazinczy, 97

Stephen, Saint, King of Hungary, 18, 41

Sylvester, John, see Erdősi

Szabó, Baróti David. (Poet), 80, 81

Szabó, Charles. (Historian), 253, 255

Szalárdi, John. (Chronicler), 62

Szalay, Ladislas. (Historian), 252

Szalóczy, Bertalan. (Folk-Novelist), 241

Szamosközy, Stephen. (Hungarian Historian), 164

Szana, T. (Literary Historian), 255

Szarvas, Gabriel. (Philologist), 256

Szász, Béla. (Poet), 245

Szász, Charles. (Poet). (The Hungarian Richard Garnett), ib., 244

Szathmáry, Charles. (Novelist), 241

Szatmáry, Joseph, see his assumed name, Szigligeti, Edward

Széchenyi, Count Stephen, 37, 250

his patriotism and political views, 111

a founder of the Academy of Science, 112

connects Buda and Pesth with a suspension bridge, 127

Székely, Alexander. (Preacher and Poet), 122

Székely, Joseph. (Poet), 245

Székely de Bencéd, Stephen. (Chronicler), 48

Szekér, Joachim. (Educationalist), 83

Szemere. (Joint Author of Felelet), 98

Szendrey, Juliet, wife of Petőfi, 188

Szigeti, Joseph. (Dramatist), 222

Szigligeti, Edward. (Dramatist), 211

Szilády’s Collection of Hungarian Poets, 39

Szilágyi, Alexander. (Historian), 253

Szinnyei, József. (Bibliographer), 255

Sztárai, Michael. (Dramatist), 47

Teleki, Count Joseph. (Historian), 99, 253

first President of the Academy, 112

Teleky, Count Ladislas. (Dramatist), 215

Temesváry, Stephen. (Poetical Chronicler), 47

Tennyson, not popular abroad, 139

Thackeray, not popular abroad, 139

Thallóczy, Lewis. (Historian), 253

Thaly, Coloman. (Historian), 253

his collection of Folk-poetry, 247

Tinódy, Sebastian, his “Chronicle”, 47, 164

Toldy, Francis. (Historian of Literature), 134, 254

Toldy, Stephen. (Dramatist), 222

Tolnai, Lewis. (Novelist and Poet), 241, 245

Tompa, Michael. (Poet), 206

Tóth, Andrew. (Poet), 245

Tóth, Coloman. (Poet), 245

Tóth, Edward. (Dramatist), 221, 224

Tóth de Ungvárnémet, Ladislas. (Poet), 105

Town life necessary to develop a literature, 72, 109

Translations from Magyar, 192, 238, 239, 242, 247

into Magyar, 47, 48, 55, 80, 81, 82, 83, 86, 94, 112, 128, 206, 244

Transylvania, her efforts for independence, 51

the home of patriotism, 140

her history in Kemény’s novels, 163

Turks driven out of Hungary, 22, 23, 56

effect of their dominion, 22, 23, 51

Ugoletus, Thaddeus, at work in Hungary, 44

Ugrian group of languages, 35

United States, its constitution, 152

Vachott, Alexander, 135

Vadna, Charles. (Novelist), 241

Vajda, John. (Dramatist and Poet), 222, 245

Vámbéry, Arminius. (Philologist), 36, 256

Várady, Anton. (Dramatist), 222

Varjas, John. (Versifier), 84

Vas, Gereben (Joseph Radákovics). (Humorist), 240

Vay, Baron Abraham, a founder of the Academy, 112

Verantius. (Hungarian Historian), 164

Verseghy, Francis. (Poet), 85, 98

Vértesi, Arnold. (Novelist), 241

Vienna, siege of, 1683, 22

Viennese, character, 87

Virág, Benedictus, 80

Virozsil, Professor. (Authority on Hungarian Constitutional Law), 251

Vitkovics, (Folk-Poet), 109

Vörösmarty, Michael, his character as a poet, 120, 127

his epic poem, 124

his power of language, 126, 127

his dramas, 127

contributor to the Athenæum, 134

Wertner. (Genealogist), 254

Wesselényi, Baron Nicolas. (Political Writer), 250

Wit of Hungary, 237

Wohl, Stephania. (Novelist), 241

Zalár, Joseph. (Poet), 245

Zichy, Count Peter. (Poet), 58

Zolnai, Julius. (Philologist), 255

Zrinyi, Count Michael. (Poet and Patriot), 56

“Zrinyiad,” the, 56

its national influence, 57

Zsámboky. (Hungarian Author), 164

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