Hungary and the Hungarians : western Europe's view in the Middle Ages / Eniko Csukovits.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Csukovits, Enikő, author.

Contributor:

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Series:

Viella historical research ; 11.

Viella historical research ; 11

Standardized Title:

Magyarországról és a magyarokról. English

Language:

English

Hungarian

Subjects (All):

Hungarians in literature.

History.

Relations.

Hungary--History--1000-1699.

Hungary.

Hungary--History--Description and travel.

Hungary--Foreign public opinion, European.

Hungary--Relations--Europe.

Europe--Relations--Hungary.

Europe.

Hungarians in literature--History--To 1500.

International relations.

Public opinion, European.

Travel.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

233 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Roma : Viella, December 2018.

Summary:

"During the Middle Ages the majority of people in Western Europe never met any Hungarians. They didn't even hear about them, as news about Hungary only reached Western Europe in times of extraordinary historical events- such as the adoption of Christianity at the turn of the 11th century, or the devastating Tatar invasion in 1241-1242. Obtaining information about the Hungarians from books was also difficult, as medieval Europe, even as late as in the 15th-16th centuries, lacked libraries that would have offered greater numbers of works on Hungary or on Hungarian topics. On top of it all, works that contained the most detailed and accurate information remained unknown, in their own period; posterity only found them in rare manuscript copies discovered much later. Yet once collected, we find that these sources, originating from distant parts of the continent and written for different purposes, contain information about Hungary and the Hungarians that most often reaffirm one another. This work examines these sources and sets out to answer four major questions: What did people in medieval Western Europe know, think, and believe about the Hungarians and Hungary? To what degree was this knowledge constant or fluid over the centuries that made up the medieval era, and were changes in knowledge followed by any changes in appreciation? Where was the country located in the hierarchy of European countries on the basis of the knowledge, suppositions, and beliefs relating to it? What were the most important elements in this image of the Hungarians and of Hungary, and which of them became the most enduring stereotypes?"-- Publisher's website.

Notes:

Original title: Magyarországról és a magyarokról. Budapest : MTA Bölcsészettudomány Kutatóközpont, Történettudományi Intézet, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-223) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

ISBN:

9788833130101

883313010X

OCLC:

1090202718