|
Eclipse Of The Crescent Moon
''Eclipse of the Crescent Moon'' ( hu, Egri csillagok lit. ''"Stars of Eger"'') is a historical novel by the Hungary, Hungarian writer Géza Gárdonyi. It was first published in 1899 and is one of the most popular and widely recognized novels in Hungary. Background The story is set in the first half of the 16th century and covers a period of roughly 25 years. The main historical events that are addressed are the bloodless occupation of Buda, the seat of the Hungarian kings, in 1541, and the 1552 Siege of Eger (1552), Siege of Eger (now in Northern Hungary) by the Ottoman Empire, Turks that forms the major topic of the novel. The story also addresses some other historical topics like the impact of the Protestant Reformation, Reformation, the discord between Hungarians and the Holy Roman Emperor, as well as many themes of general import like mercy, filial and marital love, friendship, trust and truthfulness. Most characters of the book are historical figures, notably the hero Gerg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eger
Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque buildings, the northernmost Ottoman minaret, dishes and red wines. Its population of around 53,000 makes it the 19th largest centre of population in Hungary according to the census. The town is located on the Eger Stream, on the hills of the Bükk Mountains. Names and etymology The origin of its name is still unknown. One suggestion is that the place was named after the alder ( in Hungarian) which grew so abundantly along the banks of the Eger Stream. This explanation seems to be correct because the name of the town reflects its ancient natural environment, and also one of its most typical plants, the alder, large areas of which could be found everywhere on the marshy banks of the Stream although they have since disappeared. The German nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pál Fejös
Pál Fejős (27 January 1897 – 23 April 1963), known professionally as Paul Fejos, was a Hungarian-American film director, director of feature films and documentaries who worked in a number of countries including the United States. He also studied medicine in his youth and became a prominent anthropologist later in life. During World War I, Fejos worked as a medical orderly for the Imperial Austrian Army on the Italian front lines and also managed a theatre that performed for troops. After the war, he returned to Budapest and eventually worked for the Orient-Film production company. He began to direct films in 1919 or 1920 for Mobil Studios in Hungary until he escaped in 1923 to flee the White Terror and the Miklós Horthy, Horthy regime. He made his way to New York City and then eventually to Hollywood where he began production on his first American feature film, ''The Last Moment'', in October 1927. The film proved to be popular, which allowed him to sign with Universal Studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels Set In Hungary
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Historical Novels
Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assignment problem * Hungarian language, a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and all neighbouring countries * Hungarian notation, a naming convention in computer programming * Hungarian cuisine Hungarian or Magyar cuisine is the cuisine characteristic of the nation of Hungary and its primary ethnic group, the Magyars. Traditional Hungarian dishes are primarily based on meats, seasonal vegetables, fruits, bread, and dairy products. ..., the cuisine of Hungary and the Hungarians See also * * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 Novels
Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – ** Bolivia sets up a customs office in Puerto Alonso, leading to the Brazilian settlers there to declare the Republic of Acre in a revolt against Bolivian authorities. **The first part of the Jakarta Kota–Anyer Kidul railway on the island of Java is opened between Batavia Zuid ( Jakarta Kota) and Tangerang. * January 3 – Hungarian Prime Minister Dezső Bánffy fights an inconclusive duel with his bitter enemy in parliament, Horánszky Nándor. * January 4 – **U.S. President William McKinley's declaration of December 21, 1898, proclaiming a policy of benevolent assimilation of the Philippines as a United States territory, is announced in Manila by the U.S. commander, General Elwell Otis, and angers independence activists who had fought agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alajos Stróbl
Alajos Stróbl (21 June 1856 – 13 December 1926) was a Hungarian sculptor and artist. His work is characterised by sensitive realistic modelling and he became one of the most renowned sculptors of memorials in Hungary at the turn of the 20th century. Biography Born on 21 June 1856 at Királylehota, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (today Kráľova Lehota, Slovakia), Stróbl was a pupil of Kaspar von Zumbusch between 1876 and 1880. He was a young sculptor when his statue of Perseus (1882) gained him widespread attention in Hungary. He created two statues for the façade and two sitting figures (''Erkel'' and ''Liszt'') for the entrance of the Opera. From then on, he became the most popular sculptor in Hungary of memorials. He sculpted the figure of János Arany in the grounds of the Hungarian National Museum in 1893 and the Matthias Fountain in Buda Castle in 1904. Stróbl also made two funeral statues for the Hungarian branch of the Habsburg family which are in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Dobó
Baron István Dobó de Ruszka (c. 1502 - Szerednye (today, Середнє (Szerednye / Serednie, Ukraine), mid-June 1572) was a Hungarian soldier, best known as the successful defender of Eger against the Ottomans in 1552. Dobó was a member of the Hungarian land-owning nobility, with holdings in northern Hungary. In the dynastic succession struggles after the Battle of Mohács in 1526, Dobó was consistently on the side of the Habsburg King Ferdinand I rather than that of John Zápolya. Life Dobó was the son of Domonkos (Dominic) Dobó, who married Zsófia (Sophie) Cékei in 1498. There were six children from the marriage: Ferenc, László, István, Domokos, Anna and Katalin. István Dobó married his wife Sára Sulyok on 17 October 1550. They had three children: Ferenc, Damján and Krisztina. Dobó became the commander of Eger Castle in 1549. He became famous as a result of his successful defence of the castle during the 1552 Siege of Eger, in which 2,100 defenders were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Of Eger
The Eger Castle () is a castle in Eger, Hungary. Historically, it is known for repelling the Turkish attack in 1552 during the Siege of Eger. History The first castle was built on the high hill named Várhegy at Felsőtárkány near Eger. During the Mongol invasion in 1241, this castle was ruined, and the bishop of Eger moved it to a rocky hill in the city of Eger. On the hill, a new castle was built, and it developed rapidly. In 1470 a Gothic palace was built. In 1552, a Turkish army of 35,000-40,000 soldiers attacked the castle which had 2,100-2,300 defenders. The siege failed as the Turks suffered heavy casualties. A total of 1,700 of the defenders survived. After that Turks besieged the castle again in 1596, resulting in a Turkish victory. In 1701, the Austrians exploded half of the castle (the ''Külső vár''). Archaeological excavations only started in 1925 and the castle was used by the army as barracks until 1957. Museums There are several museums in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos
Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos (c. 1510 in Tinód – 30 January 1556 in Sárvár) was a 16th-century Hungarian lyricist, epic poet, political historian, and minstrel. Biography Little is known about Tinódi's childhood. He attended various schools and studied Latin, and excelled at sheet music. He joined the military service in 1535 and in 1539 was wounded in a battle, which rendered him ineligible for further military service. In 1541, when Turks invaded, it made a big impression on him. He became a political poet at this time, his works expressing the need to resist the Turks. Tinódi started a family, and visited parliament and scenes of battles, and wrote poems about these. He then began to put his poems to music and performed them to the accompaniment of a lute, which led to his nickname, "Lantos" - the lute-player. His songs became recognized as an important chronicalization of the events of the day by Tamás Nádasdy in 1545, who recommended to Parliament that this beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoltán Várkonyi
Zoltán Várkonyi (13 May 1912 – 10 April 1979) was a Hungarian actor and film director. In 1961, he was a member of the jury at the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Four years later, he was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography Director * '' Különös ismertetőjel'' (1955) * '' Pillar of Salt'' (1958) * '' Kárpáthy Zoltán'' (1966) * '' Stars of Eger'' (1968) * '' Szemtől szembe'' (1970) Actor * '' The Dream Car'' (1934) * '' Black Diamonds'' (1938) * '' Stars of Variety'' (1939) * '' The Perfect Man'' (1939) * ''Gül Baba'' (1940) * ''A Tanítónő'' (1945) * ''Iron Flower'' (1958) * ''Story of My Foolishness Story of My Foolishness ( hu, Butaságom története) is a 1966 Hungarian comedy film directed by Márton Keleti. Cast * Éva Ruttkai - Kabók Kati * Lajos Básti - Mérey László * Irina Petrescu - Jacqueline * László Mensáros - Forbáth ...'' (1966) * '' Kárpáthy Zoltán'' (1966) Bibliograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stars Of Eger (1968 Film)
''Stars of Eger'' (Hungarian:''Egri csillagok'') is a 1968 Hungarian-Bulgarian historical film directed by Zoltán Várkonyi and starring Imre Sinkovits, György Bárdy and István Kovács. It is an adaptation of the 1899 novel '' Eclipse of the Crescent Moon'' by Géza Gárdonyi. An earlier silent film adaptation, '' Stars of Eger'', was made in 1923. ''"Stars of Eger"'' is a direct translation of the original Hungarian title of the novel. Partial cast * Imre Sinkovits - István Dobó * György Bárdy - Jumurdzsák * István Kovács - Gergely Bornemissza * Tibor Bitskey - Mekcsey István * Gábor Agárdy - Sárközy * Vera Venczel - Éva Cecey * Éva Ruttkai - Queen Isabella Jagiellon * Hilda Gobbi - Baloghné * Vera Szemere - Ceceyné * Péter Benkő - János Török * Rudolf Somogyvári - István Hegedûs * Gyula Benkő - Veli bég * László Tahi Tóth - Kobzos Ádám * Géza Tordy - Miklós * Tamás Major - Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent * Miklós Szakáts - Beylerbey * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stars Of Eger (1923 Film)
''Stars of Eger'' (Hungarian: ''Egri csillagok'') is a 1923 Cinema of Hungary, Hungarian silent film, silent historical film directed by Pál Fejös and starring Mara Jankovszky, Zoltán Makláry and Ili K. Takács. It is an adaptation of the 1899 novel ''Eclipse of the Crescent Moon'' by Géza Gárdonyi. A Stars of Eger (1968 film), second film adaptation was made in 1968. Cast * Mara Jankovszky - Éva Cecey * Zoltán Makláry - Jumurdzsák * Ili K. Takács - Ceceyné * Gyula Stella * Gyula Zilahi * Sándor Fülöp * Nándor Bihary - István Dobó * Elemér Baló * Lajos Réthey - Pap * Johann von Vásáry * László Angyal - Hóhér * Béla Pogány - Bálint Török * Béla Sziklai - Gergely Bornemissza * Kornélné Jolán Sziklay * Rezsõ Szántó * Ferenc Szécsi Bibliography * Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004. External links * 1923 films Hungarian silent films Hungarian-language f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> Castle Of Eger")
