Csongor és Tünde

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Csongor és Tünde is a symbolic fairy-tale play written by Mihály Vörösmarty, a prominent Hungarian poet and dramatist. Published in 1830, it is considered a significant work in Hungarian literature and is often compared to William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The play is noted for its artistic merit and its expression of contemporary concerns within a Romantic framework. Vörösmarty was instrumental in establishing a truly Hungarian national literature, moving away from overwhelming classical and German influences. His work, including Csongor és Tünde, contributed to this national spirit during an era of social reform in Hungary.12

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Mihály Vörösmarty
…produced a truly great work, Csongor és Tünde, a symbolic fairy-tale play that is reminiscent of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He married late, in 1843, and his wife, Laura Csajághy, inspired some beautiful poems, among which “A merengőhöz” (1843; “To a Day-Dreamer”) is outstanding. Having achieved fame, reasonable…
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…produced a truly great work, Csongor és Tünde, a symbolic fairy-tale play that is reminiscent of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He married late, in 1843, and his wife, Laura Csajághy, inspired some beautiful poems, among which “A merengőhöz” (1843; “To a Day-Dreamer”) is outstanding. Having achieved fame, reasonable…
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Leó Weiner
…for Mihály Vörösmarty’s fairy play Csongor és Tünde (1903). Unlike his compatriots Bartók, Kodály, and their followers, he handled folk music only as raw material instead of synthesizing it into a personal style. His other works include Carnival, a humoresque for orchestra (1907); Pastorale, phantasie et fugue, for strings (1941);…
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…for Mihály Vörösmarty’s fairy play Csongor és Tünde (1903). Unlike his compatriots Bartók, Kodály, and their followers, he handled folk music only as raw material instead of synthesizing it into a personal style. His other works include Carnival, a humoresque for orchestra (1907); Pastorale, phantasie et fugue, for strings (1941);…
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