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Ferenc Juhász

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Juhász Ferenc

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1928-08-16 (Biatorbágy, Hungary)
Died
2015-12-02 (Budapest, Hungary) age 87
Nationality
Hungarian
Languages
Hungarian

Career

Occupations
Poet
Active Years
1946-2015

Awards

Golden Wreath
1992
Organization: Struga Poetry Evenings
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Winged Foal

1949 Poetry collection

Early poetry collection compiling poems from 1946–1949; contains symbolic and mythic imagery.

naturechildhoodtransformationmythic imagery
Translations
  • Contains English translations (e.g., poems such as 'The Boy Changed into a Stag Clamors at the Gate of Secrets').

Bibliography

  • The Winged Foal (Szárnyas csikó) - 1949
  • Selected Poetry Collections
  • Numerous individual poems and anthology contributions

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyricalsymbolist imagerymythic metaphors
Recurring Motifs
transformationnaturememory

Legacy

One of Hungary's leading poets. Awarded the Golden Wreath (Struga Poetry Evenings) in 1992 and was mentioned as a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976.

Trivia

  • His brother was historian Gyula Juhász.
  • He was considered a strong contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976.
  • First published a poem in 1946 and released his first book of poems in 1949.