János Kardos
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János Kardos, also known in Slovene as Janoš Kardoš (around February 13, 1801 Noršinci
, Kingdom of Hungary
, today Slovenia
- August 12, 1875 Hodoš
) was a Hungarian Slovenian Evangelic priest, teacher and writer.
He worked and lived in Hodoš
, in what was then known as the "Slovenian March" (Slovenska krajina in Slovene, Vendvidék in Hungarian
) and is today referred as Prekmurje
. After finishing the studies in theology
in Vienna
, he returned to his homeland and wrote and translated several ecclesiastical books and schoolbooks. Kardos was the first to translate works by Hungarian writers and poets from Hungarian into the Prekmurian dialect. Among others, he translated works by Sándor Petőfi
, János Arany
, Mór Jókai
, Sándor Kisfaludy
, Mihály Vörösmarty
.
Noršinci, Moravske Toplice
Noršinci is a roadside village to the south of Martjanci in the Moravske Toplice Municipality in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.The writer and poet János Kardos was born in the village.-External links:*...
, Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
, today Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
- August 12, 1875 Hodoš
Hodoš
Hodoš is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. It is part of the Prekmurje region. Both Slovene and Hungarian are official languages in the municipality....
) was a Hungarian Slovenian Evangelic priest, teacher and writer.
He worked and lived in Hodoš
Hodoš
Hodoš is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. It is part of the Prekmurje region. Both Slovene and Hungarian are official languages in the municipality....
, in what was then known as the "Slovenian March" (Slovenska krajina in Slovene, Vendvidék in Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
) and is today referred as Prekmurje
Prekmurje
Prekmurje is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region settled by Slovenes and lying between the Mur River in Slovenia and the Rába Valley in the most western part of Hungary...
. After finishing the studies in theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, he returned to his homeland and wrote and translated several ecclesiastical books and schoolbooks. Kardos was the first to translate works by Hungarian writers and poets from Hungarian into the Prekmurian dialect. Among others, he translated works by Sándor Petőfi
Sándor Petofi
Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...
, János Arany
János Arany
János Arany , was a Hungarian journalist, writer, poet, and translator. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 40 ballads which have been translated into over 50 languages, as well as the Toldi trilogy, to mention his most famous works.-Biography:He was born in...
, Mór Jókai
Mór Jókai
Mór Jókai , born Móric Jókay de Ásva , outside Hungary also known as Maurus Jokai, was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist.-Early life:...
, Sándor Kisfaludy
Sándor Kisfaludy
Sándor Kisfaludy was a Hungarian lyric poet, Himfy's Loves his chief work, was less distinguished as a dramatist. He is considered to be the first romantic poet from Hungary. He was the brother of Károly Kisfaludy. He has been set to music by Zoltán Kodály.-References:...
, Mihály Vörösmarty
Mihály Vörösmarty
Mihály Vörösmarty was an important Hungarian poet and dramatist.He was born at Puszta-Nyék , of a noble Roman Catholic family. His father was a steward of the Nádasdys. Mihály was educated at Székesfehérvár by the Cistercians and at Pest by the Piarists...
.
His works
- D. Luther Martina máli kátekismus ali glavni návuk szvéte vere krsztsanszke (Small Cathecism of Martin Luther, or great tenet of the Holy Christian Religion, 1837)
- Krátki návuk krsztsansztva (Small tenet of the Christendom, 1837)
- Mála historia bibliszka ali Sz. Píszma Mêsta prígodna (Small history of the Bible, 1840)
- Krsztsanszke czerkevne peszmi (Christian church hymns, 1848)
- Krsztsanszke mrtvecsne peszmi (Christian death-hymns, 1848)
- Mrtvecsne nôve molitvi (New Dead Prays, manuscript 1850)
- Pobo'zne molítvi za poszebno csészt bo'zo (1853)
- Krsztsanszke mrtvecsne peszmi (1855)
- ABC ali Návuk na píszajôcs-cstenyé za szlovenszke vucsevnice vödáni (The Alphabet Booklet for the writing-reading on the Slovene Scholars, 1867)
- D. Luther Martina máli kátekismus ali glavni návuk szvéte vere krsztsanszke (1875)
- Krsztsanszke czerkevne peszmi (1875)
- D. Luther Martina Máli kátekismus ali Glávni návuk szvéte vere krsztsanszke (1902)
- Krsztsanszke czerkevne peszmi (1908)
- Toldi: versusko pripovedávanje (Toldi rhyming narrative, 1921)
- Moses i Josua (Moses and Joshua, 1926-1927) in the evangelic review Düševni list
- Krsztsanszke mrtvecsne peszmi (1929)
- Evangeliomszke vere ino cérkvi obcsinszki prigodi (1932)