Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1977 (5. évfolyam, 13-15. szám)

1977 / 15. szám

MEETINGS

The American Association for the Study of Hungarian History held its annual meeting inconjunction with thatofthe AAASS, at Washington, in October 1977. Two major sessions, co-sponsored by the two organizations, took place. One on RURAL TRANSFORMATION IN HUNGARY, 1848-1945 was chaired by Jerome Blum (Princeton U.) and had papers from John Komlos (Ü. of Chicago) on “The Emancipation of the Peasantry and Agricultural Development in Hungary;” Peter I. Hidas (Dawson C.) on “The Hungarian Peasantry During the Bach Regime;” Bela K. Király (CUNY) on “The Origin of Peasant Socialist Movements;” and Joseph Held (Rutgers U.) on “Hungarian Peasant Society During and After World War I.” The discussant was Ivan Volgyes (U. of Nebraska). Another session was on THE CONTINUA TI ON OF NA TIONALISM IN EAST CENTRAL EUROPEAN HISTORIOGRAPHY, chaired by Steven B. Vardy (Duquesne U.), with papers from Marian Low (John Jay Coll.) on “The Continuation of Nationalism in Hungarian Historiography;” Michale B. Petrovich (U. of

Wisconsin) on the same subject in Yugoslavia, and Stephen Fischer-Galati (U. of Colorado) on Romania. Discussants were George Bárány (U. of Denver) and James F. Clarke (U.

of Pittsburgh).

Other Hungary-related papers were presented in various AAASS Sessions, such as two papers by Ivan Volgyes, one on “Modernization, Human Rights and Nationalism in Hungary.” and one “The Private Economy of Socialist Hungary." John Cole (U. of Massachusetts) presented a paper on “The Role of Traditional Hierarchies in Local Political Leadership in Romania;” Leslie Domonkos (Youngstown State U.) on “Hungarian Humanism;” and George A. Schopflin (U. of London) on “Critical Opposition in Hungary: 1971-1977,” ina session on SOCIALIST OPPOSITION IN EASTERN EUROPE, chaired by Rudolf L. Tőkés (U. of Connecticut). (The HSN will be glad to publish abstracts of these papers if and when they are submitted to us.)

There was also a workshop for editors of publications in Slavic and communist fields chaired by Peter Burton (U. of Southern California), which your editor has attended.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE JOURNALS (Continued)

Mottram, Eric Modern Hungarian Poetry — “Incomprehensible to Outsiders”?

Bognár, József The Outline of a New System of International Economic Relations

Donáth, Ferenc Economic Growth and Socialist Agriculture (part 11)

Pinter, Tamás My Name is Danilo (A short story.)

Halász, Zoltán Zoltán Rakonczay on Nature Conservation (An interview.)

Sándor, Anna The Dutch and the Hungarians

Maiina, Janos Sound Games (Radio program)

REVIEWS

A magyarországi nemzetiségek néprajza. (The Ethnography of National Minorities in Hungary.) 4 volumes, in German, Serbian, Romanian, and Slovak languages.

Horváth, György Pál Pátzay’s Retrospective (An exhibit.)

Nagy, Ildikó The Museum of Naive Art in Kecskemet

Frank, János From Paintings to Jewels (An exhibit of six artists.)

Nagy, Zoltán Photo/Art (In the Hatvan museum)

Pernye, András From Bakfark to Liszt (Editio Musica publications.)

Juhász, Elóíd Britten in Hungary

Földes, Anna Hungarian Plays Old and New (The 1976/77 season.)

Tornai, József The Great Tramacar-Tale (Film: Budapest Tales.)

Ravasz, Károly The East-West Trade Situation

HUNGARIAN STUDIES IN ENGLISH ANGOL FILOLÓGIAI TANULMÁNYOK

Vol. X. (1976) by the Department of English, U. of Debrecen.

László Országh, The Genesis of the Hungarian Name of the United States of America.

Katalin Halácsy, The Image of Benjamin Franklin in Hungary.

József Gellen, Alexander Bölöni Farkas and Alexis Tocqueville on America, a Comparison of Two Attitudes.

Péter Magyarics, The First Centenary of the Declaration of Independence in the Contemporary Hungarian Press.

László Jakabfi, The Reception of the Works of Sinclair Lewis in Hungary.

Zoltán Abádi-Nagy, The Principle of Metaphoric Means in John Barth’s Novels

László Mazkó, Some Thoughts on Dialect Mapping in the U.S.A.

REVIEWS:

Idiom Structure in English. Adam Makkai (B. Korponay)

Some Recent Books Concerning American Studies in Hungary. (J. Gellen and Zs. Virágos)

A négerség ás az amerikai irodalom (Blacks and American literature) Zsolt Virágos (M. Ch. Kretzoi)

Az amerikai irodalom kezdetei (The beginnings of American literature), 1606-1750. M. Ch. Kretzoi (L. Országh)

DISSERTATIONS*

Marzik, Thomas David (Columbia U., 1976) “Czech Relations with the Slovaks: The Slovakophile Writings and Activities of Karel Kalal, 1885-1900.” 268 pages. Microfilm and xerox order no. 76-29,855.

Although closely related, the Czechs of Austria and the Slovaks of Hungary were politically separated for centuries before their unification in 1918. From the time of the Reformation there had been ties between the Czech and the Slovak Protestants, who adopted the language of the Czech Bible for liturgical and literary purposes. During the national awakening of both peoples, the Slovak Protestants felt themselves part of a “Czechoslav” or “Czechoslovak” nation.

(Continued on page 8)

* Abstracts are usually based on those published in Dissertation Abstracts International. Microfilm and xerox copies of the original full dissertation may be obtained, when indicated, from Xerox University Microfilm, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Ml 48106. When ordering, use the number shown.

NO. 15, 1977-78, HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER

7