Aurora (periodical)
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Aurora was a literary journal founded by Károly Kisfaludy
in 1821-2. It was crucial in the development of Romanticism
in Hungarian literature
, and in establishing Pest
as a literary centre.
Kisfaludy began collecting contributions in 1820, but it was not until the autumn of 1821 that the first issue appeared (bearing the date 1822). He himself wrote prolifically for his own magazine: short stories, poems, and folk songs. It began as an annual but by its end it was appearing at six-month intervals. Its circulation was approximately 1000.
Hungarian writers who travelled abroad to cultivate links with German and English literati could point to Aurora as evidence of the existence of a new and vital literary culture which would transcend the neoclassicism of elder figures like Ferenc Kazinczy
.
Upon Kisfaludy's death in 1830, József Bajza
took over the magazine. A dispute with the printer led in 1834 to the brief appearance of a rival version of the magazine with a different editor.
Censorship took its toll on Aurora, and in 1837 the magazine ceased publication. Its social role was taken by a new magazine, the Athenaeum (1837-43), edited by Bajza and Vörösmarty
and appearing twice or thrice a week.
The main members of the Aurora circle were Károly Kisfaludy
, József Bajza
, Ferenc Toldy
,
and Mihály Vörösmarty
. The circle's influence was limited in the 1840s and after the failure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
they ceased to be literary leaders in Hungary.
Károly Kisfaludy
Károly Kisfaludy was a Hungarian dramatist and artist, brother of Sándor Kisfaludy. He was the founder of the national drama....
in 1821-2. It was crucial in the development of Romanticism
Romanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
in Hungarian literature
Hungarian literature
Hungarian literature is literature written in the Hungarian language, predominantly by Hungarians.There is a limited amount of Old Hungarian literature dating to between the late 12th and the early 16th centuries...
, and in establishing Pest
Pest (city)
Pest is the eastern, mostly flat part of Budapest, Hungary, comprising about two thirds of the city's territory. It is divided from Buda, the other part of Budapest, by the Danube River. Among its most notable parts are the Inner City, including the Hungarian Parliament, Heroes' Square and...
as a literary centre.
Kisfaludy began collecting contributions in 1820, but it was not until the autumn of 1821 that the first issue appeared (bearing the date 1822). He himself wrote prolifically for his own magazine: short stories, poems, and folk songs. It began as an annual but by its end it was appearing at six-month intervals. Its circulation was approximately 1000.
Hungarian writers who travelled abroad to cultivate links with German and English literati could point to Aurora as evidence of the existence of a new and vital literary culture which would transcend the neoclassicism of elder figures like Ferenc Kazinczy
Ferenc Kazinczy
Ferenc Kazinczy was a Hungarian author, the most indefatigable agent in the regeneration of the Magyar language and literature at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century...
.
Upon Kisfaludy's death in 1830, József Bajza
József Bajza
József Bajza was a Hungarian poet and critic.He was born at Szücsi and was first published in Károly Kisfaludy's Aurora, a literary paper he edited from 1830 to 1837. He also contributed substantially to the Kritische Blätter, the Athenaeum, and the Figyelmező...
took over the magazine. A dispute with the printer led in 1834 to the brief appearance of a rival version of the magazine with a different editor.
Censorship took its toll on Aurora, and in 1837 the magazine ceased publication. Its social role was taken by a new magazine, the Athenaeum (1837-43), edited by Bajza and Vörösmarty
Mihály Vörösmarty
Mihály Vörösmarty was an important Hungarian poet and dramatist.He was born at Puszta-Nyék , of a noble Roman Catholic family. His father was a steward of the Nádasdys. Mihály was educated at Székesfehérvár by the Cistercians and at Pest by the Piarists...
and appearing twice or thrice a week.
The main members of the Aurora circle were Károly Kisfaludy
Károly Kisfaludy
Károly Kisfaludy was a Hungarian dramatist and artist, brother of Sándor Kisfaludy. He was the founder of the national drama....
, József Bajza
József Bajza
József Bajza was a Hungarian poet and critic.He was born at Szücsi and was first published in Károly Kisfaludy's Aurora, a literary paper he edited from 1830 to 1837. He also contributed substantially to the Kritische Blätter, the Athenaeum, and the Figyelmező...
, Ferenc Toldy
Ferenc Toldy
Ferenc Toldy was a German-Hungarian literary critic....
,
and Mihály Vörösmarty
Mihály Vörösmarty
Mihály Vörösmarty was an important Hungarian poet and dramatist.He was born at Puszta-Nyék , of a noble Roman Catholic family. His father was a steward of the Nádasdys. Mihály was educated at Székesfehérvár by the Cistercians and at Pest by the Piarists...
. The circle's influence was limited in the 1840s and after the failure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions of 1848 and closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas...
they ceased to be literary leaders in Hungary.