Az Eszterházy Károly Tanárképző Főiskola Tudományos Közleményei. 2001. [Vol. 7.] Eger Journal of American Studies.(Acta Academiae Paedagogicae Agriensis : Nova series ; Tom. 27)

Book review - Péter Egri: Vadon, Lehel. Az amerikai irodalom és irodalomtudomány bibliográfiája a magyar időszaki kiadványokban 1990-ig [A Bibliography of American Literature and Literary Scholarship in Hungarian Periodicals till 1900]

PÉTER EGRI VADON, LEHEL. AZ AMERIKAI IRODALOM ÉS IRODALOMTUDOMÁNY BIBLIOGRÁFIÁJA A MAGYAR IDŐSZAKI KIADVÁNYOKBAN 1990-IG [A Bibliography of American Literature and Literary Scholarship in Hungarian Periodicals till 1900], Eger, EKTF Líceum Kiadó, 1997. 1076 pp. This massive volume of bibliography created by Lehel Vadon, Chair of the Department of American Studies of Eger's Eszterházy Károly College, is both a breath-taking enterprise and an outstanding scholarly achievement. First of all, the mere size and scope of the undertaking are impressive: the bulky volume lists 9,920 itemized entries; in exploring the relevant data in the periodical literature, Vadon pored through 1,619 periodical publications, incorporated 9,920 numbered data, explored the totality of pertinent material available in what used to be pre-World War One historic Hungary, he drew upon and registered the evidence of Hungarian periodicals issued in other countries. Thus, in the enormous field of his subject, he aimed at completeness. Secondly, his investigative searchlight penetrated hidden nooks and corners over an exceedingly long period: from the first Hungarian periodicals published up to the year 1997. The Hungarian version of this review was published in Filológiai Közlöny, 2000. XLVI. No. 1-2. The present publication was translated by Professor Zsolt Virágos at Professor Péter Egri's personal request. 179