Magyarország 1514-ben

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The historical novel Magyarország 1514-ben (Hungary in 1514) was written by József, Baron Eötvös. This work, published in 1847, is a historical novel that addresses the 16th-century Hungarian peasant rebellion. Eötvös used this novel to mobilize public opinion against serfdom. The Dózsa Rebellion, a significant peasant uprising, occurred in 1514, led by György Dózsa. This rebellion was a violent revolt against landlords and resulted in widespread destruction and the eventual condemnation of peasants to perpetual servitude.1234

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József, Baron Eötvös
…the 16th-century Hungarian peasant rebellion, Magyarország 1514-ben (1847; “Hungary in 1514”) mobilized public opinion against serfdom.
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…the 16th-century Hungarian peasant rebellion, Magyarország 1514-ben (1847; “Hungary in 1514”) mobilized public opinion against serfdom.
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Hungarian literature
Romanticism
…in his own time, and Magyarország 1514-ben (1847; “Hungary in 1514”), about György Dózsa’s peasants’ revolt. They possessed exceptional qualities of characterization, both of individuals and of periods, and were political manifestos in support of the oppressed and against the appalling injustices that led to revolutions—of which Eötvös nevertheless disapproved.
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…in his own time, and Magyarország 1514-ben (1847; “Hungary in 1514”), about György Dózsa’s peasants’ revolt. They possessed exceptional qualities of characterization, both of individuals and of periods, and were political manifestos in support of the oppressed and against the appalling injustices that led to revolutions—of which Eötvös nevertheless disapproved.
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