The life and literary activity of József Székács

This book is to pay tribute to the literary, publicist activity of József Székács D. Ph.D., Lutheran mining district superintedent. Called the "pastor of the country", he is remembered as the first minister of the Hungarian Lutheran congregation in Pest, - in spite of his several titles and honours, as ordinary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, honorary doctor of theology of the Jena University, MP of the Orosháza district, royal councillor, Leopold-order. Besides his pastor's service, his literary and publicistic activity has even such an importance, which we call attention to, recommending the digital version of the volume, entitled "The Life and Literary Activity of József Székács".

In its chapters his childhood, the student's years in Sopron become alive. We get to know the first literary wing-beats, and the years spent in the "Hungarian Society" of the famous author and interpretor János Kiss. Being active as tutor by the Serb family Nikolics, he felt to be inspired to learn the Serb and Greek languages. His translations were issued by the Kassa Museum. He became well-known because of his Greek anthology translations, the Plutarch translations, his trips abroad, his being elected to pastor in Pest in 1837, and his outstanding speach for the occasion of the great flood in 1838. Rich information material can be read in this book, about his rhetorical works during and after the fight for freedom 1848-49, his worldly poetry, his editing the "Protestant Church and School Review".

We express our thanks to the inheritors of József Székács for their permission to use this book, as well as other documents for our homepage.

 

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I. Székács születése, gyermekkora. Hat év a mező-berényi gymnasiumban. Benka Ádám, Bodroghy Pap Dániel.

II. Sopronban. Ihász, Hetyésy, Kis János. A soproni főiskola. ­A Magyar Társaság. Első költői kisérletei és fordításai.

III. Nevelő 1829-33. Karlovicon. Megtanúl szerbül, görögül. ­Pesten. A görög anthologia fordítás kezdete. Első eredeti epigrammái. Eperjesen.

IV. Külföldön. Pesten. Első egyházi beszéde. Szerb népdalok és hősregék. 1836-Plutarchus fordítása.

V. Lelkészszé választatása 1837. Árvízi beszéde 1838. Házassága 1840 február 9.

VI. Világi költészet

VII. A "Protestáns Egyházi és Iskolai Lap" szerkesztése Török Pállal együtt. 1842-1848.

VIII. Satira, didaktika.

IX. A szabadságharc alatt és után. Szónoki művei.

X. Vallásos költészete és vallásos folyóiratai.

XI. A görög Anthologia fordítása és eredeti epigrammái.

XII. A patens-küzdelem. 1859 szept. 1-1860 máj. 15. Superintendens 1860-1862.

XIII. Műfordításai és költészetének jellemzése.

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