KAROLY KISFALUDY
\kˈaɹɒli kˈɪsfɐlˌʌdi], \kˈaɹɒli kˈɪsfɐlˌʌdi], \k_ˈa_ɹ_ɒ_l_i k_ˈɪ_s_f_ɐ_l_ˌʌ_d_i]\
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A noted Hungarian poet and novelist, brother of Sandor; born at Tet (Raab), Feb. 5, 1788; died Nov. 11, 1830. He was the father of modern Hungarian drama. His noblest tragedy, "Irene" (1820), has scarcely a peer in Hungarian literature. Next comes the fragment "Matthew Csak"; overwork on which, injuring his health, compelled him to leave it unfinished. His comedies excelled his tragedies; among the best of them were: "The Rebels", "The Murderer", "Illusions", all bright pictures of modern Hungarian life. He was successful as a lyric poet also; and as a novelist, particularly a humorous one. Soon after his death a Kisfaludy Society was formed in Hungary in support of the national Muse. ("Works", 6 vols., 1893.)
By Charles Dudley Warner
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