Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1973 (1. évfolyam, 1-2. szám)

1973 / 1. szám

ARTICLES

Sólyom-Fekete, William. 'The Golden Bull of Hungary, 1222-1972." The Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress. Vol. 29, No. 4. (Oct. 1972) pp. 363-375. 65 cents. (From the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

Describes, against the historical background, the origin and content of the document, and compares its significance with that of the Magna Carta. The article is well illustrated. It shows facsimiles of the original document and of the reissued version of 1225, as well as pictures of several historical paintings, including Lotz’ "The Eve of Saint Stephen" reproduced from Ősi erény (1910).

Mikes, Melánia, Janet Tallman, and Lajos Göncz. "Adalékok a szocializáció fejlődéséhez kétnyelvű óvodás gyermekeknél." (A

contribution to the problem of socialization among bilingual children in kindergartens.) A Hungarológiai Intézet Tudományos Közleményei. (Papers of the Institute of Hungarian Studies. Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.) Vol. Ill, No. 8. (Sep. 1971), pp. 60—73. (English summary.)

The objective of the project described was to show how the knowledge of a second language influences socialization in a kindergarten group consisting of 26 children, 16 boys and 10 girls, between the ages of 5 and 6. Eleven of the children were Hungarian-Serbocroatian bilinguals, 9 of them incipient bilinguals, and 6 were Serbocroatian monolinguals. Correlations were made between bilingualism and the development of sociability. Findings among others showed that Serbocroatian was predominantly used by the bilingual group, and this group showed the greatest average number of interactions. The authors also considered the relationship of the nature of contacts to the language used in contact, and found that the function of both languages had a sociable tendency, from initiating to sharing, and that no important difference was observed in the choice of either language for more or less sociable and friendly interactions.

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is a newsletter edited and published periodically by Dr. Lawrence W. Murphy, at Ann Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland 21012. The newsletter reports on substantive issues, conferences, publications, and personal news. The editor welcomes contributions concerning any facet of Uralic culture. For free copy write to Dr. Murphy.

SOCIOLOGY AND EASTERN EUROPE is a newsletter for social scientists interested in Eastern Europe and Greece. The newsletter is an activity of the Subcommittee on Liaison with East European Sociologists, Committee on International Cooperation, of the American Sociological Association, chaired by Dr. Irwin T. Sanders (Boston U.). Members are: Reuben Hill (U. of Minnesota), Paul Hollander (U. of Massachusetts), Jiri Kolaja (U. of West Virginia), S.M. Miller (New York U.), Arnold S. Tannenbaum (U. of Michigan), and Evan Vlachos (Colorado State U.). The stated purpose of the newsletter is

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NEWSLETTER of the Institute on East Central Europe, Columbia University, covers activities of the Institute. Editor is Dr. István Deák, Director, Instituteon East Central Europe, Columbia University. See article on "Columbia University" elsewhere in this issue.

NEW JOURNAL

The Center of International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh is planning a series of new journals dealing with East Central and Southeast Europe. EAST CENTRAL EUROPE, the first of the series, is planned as a quarterly journal to be launched in 1973. It plans to be devoted to the social sciences and history of the following countries: Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, and Poland. Each issue is planned to have 120 to 150 pages of articles, notes, documents, book reviews, professional news, and bibliographical essays. Contributions may be submitted in English, French, German, and Russian. Members of the editorial board mentioned in the announcement are István Deák, Charles Jelavich, Piotr Wandycz, R. John Rath, Joseph Zacek, Rudolf Tokes, Andrew György, and Eduard Winter.

Prof. Charles Schlaks, Jr. of the University of Pittsburgh is the general editor. Inquiries about subscriptions should be directed to Prof. Charles Schlacks, Jr., University Center for International Studies, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Manuscripts of articles and book reviews should be submitted in duplicate to the managing editor Prof. Thomas L. Sakmyster, Department of History, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221.

DISSERTATIONS (Continued)

nation of horsemen and herders, but without the positive associations the Romantics had supplied. Uncultured, indolent, with little or no intellectual capacity, the inferior race cannot live up to German ideas of integrity, diligence and progress. The outcome of this downgrading process is a renewed connection with the Hunnish myth.

In spite of this final phase of deterioration the appraisal of the Hungarian image is largely favorable. There is a strong attraction towards the exotic and the strange in the Hungarian way of life. Notwithstanding various misconceptions, important aspects of the national character and the colorful milieu are on the whole depicted with sympathetic penetration and sensitivity. Undoubtedly German 19th century literature played an important part in making Hungary and its people known to a wider European audience. It appears from the evaluated material, dealing with a total of over three-hundred literary illustrations, that the impact of Hungary on German literature was indeed impressive.

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