Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1975 (3. évfolyam, 6-8. szám)
1975 / 8. szám
yd HUNGARIAN ydmj STUDIES sdZmillNEWSLETTER No. 8 Fall 1975- published three times a year -Editor: Dr. Bela C. Maday Journal Review Editor: Dr. Enikő M. Basa Corresponding Editor: Dr. Lorant Czigany (London) Communications concerning content should be sent to the: EDITOR, HSN 4528 - 49th STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20016 Subscription in the United States: $3.00; abroad $4.00. Current single copy $1.00; back issues $1.50 each. Communications concerning subscriptions and circulation should be sent to: HUNGARIAN RESEARCH CENTER AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FOUNDATION 177 SOMERSET STREET P.O. BOX 1084 NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. 08903 BOOKS (Continued) Harvard U. Library. WIDENER LIBRARY SHELFLIST, 44. HUNGARIAN HISTORY AND LITERATURE; Classified Schedule; Classified Listing by Call Number; Chronological Listing; Author and Title Listing. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard U. Library (Distributed by Harvard U. Press, 79 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA02138), 1974.186 pages, $25.00cloth. Harvard U. is one of the leading depository of Hungarian books in America. Each of its specialized libraries (the Houghton Library, the Harvard Law School Library, and the Andover-Harvard Theological Library) have significant Hungarian collections. Nevertheless, the Widener Library tops them all with a collection of books on Hungarian history and literature. The collection is particularly strong in pre- 1920 material. The shelflist contains 6,550 titles of the historical material on Hungary together with Hungarian related volumes of the Austrian collection. In terms of local history, included are works pertaining to places within the present boundaries of the country. One suspects that a great deal of Hungarian source material might beavailable in other volumes. The shelflist is arranged in four parts as indicated by its subtitle. Charles W. Husbands, Systems Librarian, warns in the preface that shelflist entries are less complete than public catalogue entries. For instance, cross references and name added entries are not included, nor do serial entries have complete information. Nevertheless, “The shelflist catalogue will be of greatest utility to those using the libraries at Harvard, but in spite of its limitations, it can serve as a general bibliography of the subject” on Hungary. Mrs. Csilla Jacobson was instrumental in compiling and editing the volume. / / Kroo, György. A GUIDE TO BARTÓK. Budapest: Corvina Press, 1974. 249 pages, $6.95 cloth. Obtainable from Theodor Presser Co., Presser Place, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010. The Hungarian title is BARTÓK KALAUZ. Budapest: Zeneműkiadó, 1971. Transl. by R. Pataki and M. Steiner; revised by E. West. This is a guide to Bartók’s orchestral, stage, and chamber music compositions. It includes well known repertoir pieces of the contemporary concert culture and also less well known works. The author believes that “behind each work of art lies a piece of life and each composition offers a two-fold portrait of its age and its composer.” Led by this guide through 36 of Barto'k’s compositions one learns much about the composer but perhaps even more about the cultural context in which he lived and worked. Description of pieces such as Kossuth - Symphonic Poem; Transylvanian Dances; Hungarian Pictures; and Hungarian Peasant Songs provide glimpses into Hungarian history and Hungarian character in addition to being competent guides to the music. Each entry contains the date of composition, date and place of first performance, length, name of the publisher and date of publication, instruments involved, and a well researched description. Major, Mark Imre. AMERICAN HUNGARIAN RELATIONS 1918-1944. Astor, FI.: Danubian Press, Astor, FL 32002,1974. 272 pages, map, appendix, biblio. $10.00 cloth. Cohesive descriptions of U.S.-Hungarian relations are few, covering mostly diplomatic incidents or short periods of historical time. The 26 years covered by the author are crucial to the understanding of the contemporary image of Hungary and Hungarians in the U.S. and the aspirations of the Hungarians in general. The author tries to broaden his scope and presents his subject in an East European context, but the emphasis is undoubtedly Hungarian, because some of the most influential variables of the relationship between the U.S. and Hungary were culture-specific, such as the dominating attitudes in regard to the Treaty of Trianon. The author discusses every outstanding American diplomat and military man who played a role in the course of the 26 years, how American intentions were frequently frustrated by philosophies and acts of its European allies, mainly by the French, and by Slav immigrants in the U.S. He discusses the political matrix of the major waves of Hungarian immigrants to the U.S. and their role, played through emigre' organizations. The volume is concluded by the text of the August 29,1921 treaty between the U.S. and Hungary, and a letter from President F.D. Roosevelt to Rev. Edmund Vasvary on March 15, 1939, as well as by an extensive bibliography of sources used. Nemes, Dezső'(ed.) HISTORY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS MOVEMENT IN HUNGARY, 1944-1962. Budapest: Corvina Press for the Party History Institute of the Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party, 1972. Trsl. by Eva Racz and Len Scott. 387 pages, n.p., cloth. This is a translation of the third volume of the original threevolume A magyar forradalmi munkásmozgalom története (History of the Hungarian Revolutionary Workers’ Movement), the official history of the Communist Party. This volume begins with the last phase of World War II when the Red Army crossed into Hungary in October 1944, and ends 2 NO. 8 1975 HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER
