János Arany
Hungarian poet, journalist, writer and translator (1817–1882)
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- Born
- 1817-03-02
- Died
- 1882-10-22
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János Arany ( Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈɒrɒɲ]; archaic English: John Arany; 2 March 1817 – 22 October 1882) was a Hungarian poet, writer, translator and journalist. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 102 ballads that have been translated into over 50 languages, as well as the Toldi trilogy.
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