Karl Isidor Beck ( hu, Beck Károly Izidor; 1 May 1817, Baja – 10 April 1879,

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) was a Hungarian-Austrian

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. The son of a

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, he studied in Pest, Vienna and

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. He lived in

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from 1844 until the outbreak of the

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, and subsequently in Vienna, where he was an editor of the ''Lloyd''.

Works

His poetic writings interpret the national life and spirit of

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. Among his works are: * ''Nächte, gepanzerte Lieder'' (Nights, armored lyrics; 1838), a collection of poems which was well received * ''Stille Lieder'' (Quiet lyrics; 1839) * ''Saul'' (Leipzig, 1841), a drama * ''Jankó, der ungarische Rosshirt'' (Jankó, the Hungarian horse tender; Leipzig, 1842; 3d ed., 1870), a romance in verse that established his reputation, considered by some to be his best work * ''Gesammelte Gedichte'' (Collected poems; Berlin, 1844; 9th ed. 1869) * ''Lieder vom armen Mann'' (Songs of the Poor Man; Berlin, 1846) * ''Aus der Heimat'' (From home; Dresden, 1852; 4th ed. 1862) * ''Mater Dolorosa'' (Berlin, 1853), a novel * ''Jadwiga'' (Leipzig, 1863), a tale in verse * ''Elegieen'' (Vienna, 1869)

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1817 births 1879 deaths 19th-century Austrian poets Romanian male poets Austrian male writers 19th-century male writers People of Hungarian-Jewish descent {{Austria-poet-stub