Toldi trilogy
Encyclopedia
The Toldi trilogy is an epic poem
trilogy
written by the Hungarian
poet János Arany
. It was inspired by the legendary strong Miklós Toldi
, who served in the Hungarian King Louis the Great's army in the 14th century. He was the King's champion. The trilogy followed the medieval stories of the champion.
The installments of the trilogy are:
The trilogy was adapted as an animated film under the title Heroic Times
in the 1980s. The film was directed by József Gémes for the Pannonia Film Studio.
Epic poetry
An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Oral poetry may qualify as an epic, and Albert Lord and Milman Parry have argued that classical epics were fundamentally an oral poetic form...
trilogy
Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games...
written by the Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
poet János Arany
János Arany
János Arany , was a Hungarian journalist, writer, poet, and translator. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 40 ballads which have been translated into over 50 languages, as well as the Toldi trilogy, to mention his most famous works.-Biography:He was born in...
. It was inspired by the legendary strong Miklós Toldi
Miklós Toldi
Miklós Toldi was a Hungarian nobleman from Bihar County of the Kingdom of Hungary, who is remembered as a legendary hero in Hungarian folklore. Hungarian poet János Arany based his famous Toldi trilogy on his legend.-Life:...
, who served in the Hungarian King Louis the Great's army in the 14th century. He was the King's champion. The trilogy followed the medieval stories of the champion.
The installments of the trilogy are:
- Toldi (1846)
- Toldi szerelme (Toldi's Love) (1879)
- Toldi estéje (Toldi's Night) (1848)
The trilogy was adapted as an animated film under the title Heroic Times
Heroic Times
Heroic Times is a 1984 Hungarian animated fantasy-adventure film directed by József Gémes. It is an adaptation of the Toldi trilogy, a 19th century epic poem in three parts by János Arany. The film was produced through Pannonia Film Studio and is notable for its visual style, which resembles oil...
in the 1980s. The film was directed by József Gémes for the Pannonia Film Studio.
External links
- Toldi (in English)