Az Eszterházy Károly Tanárképző Főiskola Tudományos Közleményei. 1994. [Vol. 2.] Eger Journal of American Studies. (Acta Academiae Paedagogicae Agriensis : Nova series ; Tom. 22)

STUDIES - Lehel Vadon: László Országh, the Founder of American Studies in Hungary.

college student, he recognized relatively early that a concentration and sole emphasis on the language, literature, and culture of Britain was insufficient and suggested the expansion of the scope of scholarly research to the culture of the United States as well. Therefore, he decided to complete his studies and begin research in the United States. Although his 1930 application startled many of his fellow class members and teachers, he was able to enroll at Rollins College in Florida during the 1930—1931 school year, thanks to a scholarship from the New York Institute of International Education. He studied American literature and literary history in a seminar under professor F. L. Pattee and gathered material in numerous public libraries and in the library of Congress as well. The results of his research were summed up in his 1931—1932 doctoral dissertation, The Development of American Literary Historiography

? In 1935, in addition to passing his doctoral examinations, he was the first to publish in Hungary a work analysing the evolution of the theory of literature in the United States. The Development of American Literary Historiography is the first publication of Országh's prolific and extensive career as an American Studies scholar. His efforts are all the more remarkable as he explored a topic rarely researched by American experts until then. His dissertation retraces the evolution of American literary history from its separation from Közlöny LIV (1930): 63. — László Országh, "R. C. Travelyan: Thamyris, or is there a future for poetry?," Egyetemes Philológiai Közlöny LIV (1930): 53—55. — László Országh, "K. Schwedtke und R. Salewsky: Die bildende Kunst im neusprachlichen Unterricht," Egyetemes Philológiai Közlöny LIII (1929): 221—222. — László Országh, "Bogyai Tamás: A művész a korai középkorban," [= Tamás Bogyai: The Artist in the Early Middle Ages.l Egyetemes Philológiai Közlöny LVII (1933): 82. — László Országh, "Farkas Gyula: Romános—Romántos—Romantikus," Egyetemes Philológiai Közlöny LIV (1930): 44. — László Országh, "Angol könyvek az iskolai irodalomoktatásról," [= English Books on Teaching Literature in Schools.] Egyetemes Philológiai Közlöny LVI (1932): 239—242. — László Országh, "H. M. Hain: My Visit to England," Egyetemes Philológiai Közlöny LVII (1933): 81. — László Országh, "Vatter Ilona: A soproni német színészek története 1841-ig," [= Ilona Vatter: The History of German Acting in Sopron until 1841.] Egyetemes Philológiai Közlöny UN (1930): 45—46. ^ László Országh, Az amerikai irodalomtörténetírás fejlődése, [= The Development of American Literary Historiography.] (Budapest A Királyi magyar Pázmány Péter Tudományegyetem Angol Philológiai Intézetének kiadványai, 1935) 60 pp. 144