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大阪外国語大学論集. 2005, 31, p. 145-165

岡本, 真理

大阪外国語大学

Japanese

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2005-03-25

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Hungarian as a modern language is considered to have been formed during the Enlightenment and Reformation ages, at the time when the Habsburg monarchy was passing through great political changes, both progressive and reactionary ones. By the time of the 1848 revolution the former peasant language had been enriched by works of Enlightenment and Romantic literature, and through a number of new literary and political periodicals, theaters, as well as linguistic movements such as word-making, orthography and the publication of dictionaries. It should be noted, however, that all these achievements would not have been possible without the growing bourgeoisie who began to enjoy the benefits of educational, financial, and to a lesser extent, political freedom. In this paper I have used the great Hungarian romantic poet Sandor Petofi (1823 - 49), primarily as an example of a medium of the modern Hungarian language. Petofi was not a poet of meditation, but travelled around all the corners of the country, met people of all social classes, appeared on stage, edited newspapers, and fought for the freedom of the Hungarian people. He did all this along with composing hundreds of romantic and folk-tale-like poems, the natural and simple language of which totally fascinated the people of his age. He brought the classic and aristocratic language of the Enlightenment down to the level of the people, not only by his poetry but also by acting as a medium between literature and the people. Petofi is thus a symbolic figure, who symbolizes the attainment of the popularizing process of the modern Hungarian language.

79951

近代ハンガリー語の民衆化 : 活動する言語媒体としての詩人ペテーフィを考える

岡本, 真理

大阪外国語大学

Japanese

2005-03-25

大阪外国語大学論集

31

145

165

https://hdl.handle.net/11094/79951