János Arany
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János Arany 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 languag
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The Bards of Wales
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The Bards of Wales is a ballad by the Hungarian poet János Arany, written in 1857. Alongside the Toldi trilogy, it is one of his best known works.
János Arany
…shaped the popular impression of Hungarian history (at the expense of the actual historical record). One of his most famous poems is A Walesi Bárdok (The Bards of Wales). Arany wrote this poem when Franz Joseph I of Austria visited Hungary for the first time after defeating the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Originally…
The Bard, by John Martin (1789-1854), and inspired by Thomas Gray's poem of the same name.
Album cover of The Bards Of Wales by Karl Jenkins (2012)