<<The>> village notary József Eötvös ; translated by Bernard Adams

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eötvös, József, báró, 1813-1871, Author.

Contributor:

Adams, Bernard, 1937- Translator.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (618 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt am Main, Germany CEEOL Press 2022

Summary:

Typical elements of the Romantic novel are present -- wicked stepmother, thwarted lovers, devious lawyers, the innocent wronged, crime justly rewarded and (this is Hungary!) some galloping -- and the action scarcely flags in this highly entertaining book. Between its first appearance in Hungary in 1845, however, and that of the 1850 translation there occurred the revolution of 1848-49 in which Hungary rose against Austria, to be defeated only when Russia intervened. As the historian deduces principles from facts, the novelist illustrates principles by narrative; the translation aroused much interest in England on political grounds, but -- a week is a long time in politics! -- in Hungary it was slammed on political grounds: Eötvös is critical not of Habsburg oppression but of the largely self-serving and indolent Hungarian common nobility. After 170 years, this re-translation may lose in topicality, but some aspects of mankind are for ever.

Contents:

Intro

Retranslator's note

Introduction

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Ghapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

Chapter VIII

Chapter IX

Chapter X

Chapter XI

Chapter XII

Chapter XIII

Chapter XIV

Chapter XV

Chapter XVI

Chapter XVII

Chapter XVIII

Chapter XIX

Chapter XX

Chapter XXI

Chapter XXII

Chapter XXIII

Chapter XXIV

Chapter XXV

Chapter XXVI

Chapter XXVII

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter XXIX

Chapter XXX

Chapter XXXI

Chapter XXXII

Chapter XXXIII

Chapter XXXIV

Chapter XXXV

Chapter XXXVI

Chapter XXXVII

Chapter XXXVIII

Chapter XXXIX.

ISBN:

3-949607-15-3

OCLC:

1518282734