Új Idők

Hungarian literary magazine

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Új Idők (meaning "New Times") was a Hungarian literary magazine founded in 1895 by Ferenc Herczeg. It served as the literary publication for the conservative upper and middle classes of Hungary for half a century. Herczeg's writings in the magazine often featured light novels of manners with subtle irony, humor, and social criticism, designed to gently provoke its intended audience.1

The magazine was part of a broader literary landscape in Hungary, which saw significant developments in the early 20th century with the rise of figures like Endre Ady and the influential Nyugat periodical. While Nyugat focused on more radical political ideas and stylistic innovation, Új Idők represented a more traditional, conservative literary voice.21

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Ferenc Herczeg
In 1895 he founded Új Idők (“New Times”), which remained for half a century the literary magazine of the conservative upper and middle classes of Hungary. His light novels of manners contained just enough irony, humour, and social criticism to cause a harmless shock to the conservative public for…
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In 1895 he founded Új Idők (“New Times”), which remained for half a century the literary magazine of the conservative upper and middle classes of Hungary. His light novels of manners contained just enough irony, humour, and social criticism to cause a harmless shock to the conservative public for…
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