Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1984 (12. évfolyam, 39-42. szám)
1984 / 39-40. szám
their Impact on Government and Politics.” Cosponsored by the Institute for East and Southeast European Research of the University of Vienna. 20th conference: February 1986, at Paris, France. “East Central European War Leaders, Civilian and Military.” Cosponsored by the Institut de Recherchessur les Civilisations de l’Occident Moderne, U. of Paris-Sorbonne and the Centre d'Etudes des Civilisations de l’Europe Centrale et du Sud- Est, U. of Paris-Sorbonne. Interested persons may be advised that the research papers presented in these conferences will be published in the continuing series War and Society in East Central Europe. Forfurther information contact Jonathan A. Chanis, assistant director, Program on Society in Change, Room 2227 Boylan Hall, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210. JOURNALS HUNGARIAN STUDIES REVIEW Vol. 10, nos 1 and 2 (1983). Special theme: Hungary and the Second World War. Editor: Nándor F. Dreisziger. Part I: The Road to War. S.B. Vardy, The Impact of Trianon upon Hungary and the Hungarian Mind: The Nature of Interwar Hungarian Irredentism. Eva S. Balogh, Peaceful Revision: The Diplomatic Road to War. Thomas Sakmyster, The Search for a Casus Belli and the Origins of the Kassa Bombing. Francis S. Wagner, Diplomatic Prelude to the Bombing of Kassa: Reflections and Recollections of a Former Diplomat. N.F. Dreisziger, The Kassa Bombing: The Riddle of Adam Karoly. Part II: The Search for Peace. István I. Mocsy,Hungary Amidst the Great Powers: Documents of the Failed 1943 Peace Mission. Leslie László, Fighting Evil with Weapons of the Spirit: The Christian Churches in Wartime Hungary. Mario D. Fenyő, Hungarian Intellectuals during World War II. Janos Horvath, Recollections: The Peace Seekers; The Hungarian Student Movement for National Independence in 1944. Document: Leslie László,Warmonger or Peacemaker: The Role of the Church Re-Examined in the Light of Cardinal Seredi’s Diaries. Book reviews, appendix. HUNGARIAN SUMMER COURSE The Ohio St. U., Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures is offering Hungarian language courses for beginners. Enrollment is possible for the entire summer quarter (June 18 to August 24) or for half of the summer program (June 18 to July 20 or July 25 to August 24). Courses are selfpaced, teacher-assisted and are highly individualized permitting the student to enter at any level, procede at his own speed, and earn as many credits as planned. For further information contact: Chairman, Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures, The Ohio St. U., 1841 Millikin Road, Columbus, OH 43210. □ HUNGARIAN HERITAGE CENTER The American Hungarian Foundation, chartered in 1954, through the National Hungarian Heritage Center will provide space for its museum collection, a library of currently more than 30,000 volumes, archival materials, research and reading facilities, small conferences and symposia. Among the notable collections comprising the foundation's resources is the Edmund Vasvary Collection on Hungarians in America and immigration history. (Also see page 16.) RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Stephen L. Mikesell, Dept, of Anthropology, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wl 53706, is engaged in researching the relationship of markettowns of the Hungarian Great Plain and Westeuropean capitalism in the 16th century and after. □ DISSERTATIONS (continued from page 6) Boros-Kazai, András A. (Indiana U., 1983) Social Change and Creativity in Late Nineteenth Century Hungary. 336 pages. Microfilm and xerox no. DA8308844. Hungary experienced major social changes during the nineteenth century, especially following the 1867 Compromise. Similarly, alterations took place in the intellectual life of the country. This dissertation seeks to determine the degree of correlation between the two evoluationary processes. In the first part, those changes are outlined which were most likey to exert a significant influence over the societal and cultural life of the nation: the ascendance of bourgeoisie, the decline of nobility, the assimilation of ethnic co-inhabitants, and the development of the capital city. The second part asserts that, besides the sharpening conflict between various literary generations, the period was beset by other, equally divisive issues of aesthetics and morality. Artists strived to reflect the changing realities of their society, even while those realities were meeting determined opposition. At the same time, increasing numbers rejected the tutelage of the State and its representative institutions. The study arrives at the following observations: Through the efforts of a determined and talented group of intellectuals, Hungary’s “informed public opinion” shed much of its ethnocentric inhibitions by the turn of the century. The great aesthetic struggle of the late nineteenth century did not come to a conclusive end, but the hegemony of “classical" populism ended, for the immense enrichment of Hungarian literature. A similar fate was prepared for the fictive and artificial criterion of “Hungarian mentality,” as it was swept aside by the spirit of European culture. ‘Abstracts are usually based on those published in Dissertation Abstracts International. Microfilm and zerox 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. 39-40, SPRING-SUMMER 1984 HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER 15
