Gergely Csiky
Gergely Csiky(also Gregor Csiky; 8 December 1842 – 19 November 1891) was aHungariandramatistof Armenian ancestry (his mother's family is of the Verzár family that was initially called as Stefanian).[1]
Csiky was born inPankota,in the county ofArad.He studied Roman Catholic theology atPestandVienna,and was professor in the Priests College atTimișoarafrom 1870 to 1878. In the latter year, however, he joined the Evangelical Church, and took up literature. Beginning with novels and works on ecclesiastical history, which met with some recognition, he ultimately devoted himself to writing for the stage.[2]
Here his success was immediate. In hisAz ellenállhatatlan (Irresistible),which obtained a prize from theHungarian Academy of Sciences,he showed the distinctive features of his talent: directness, freshness, realistic vigor, and a highly individualistic style. In rapid succession he enriched Magyar literature with realistic genre pictures, such asA Proletárok (Proletariat),Buborékok (Bubbles),Két szerelem (Two Loves),A szégyenlős (The Bashful),Athalia,etc., in all of which he seized on one or another feature or type of modern life, dramatizing it with intensity, qualified by chaste and well-balanced diction. Of the latter, his classical studies may be taken as the inspiration, and his translation ofSophoclesandPlautuswere the most successful of Magyar translations of the ancient classics. Among his novels areArnold,Az Atlasz család (The Atlas Family). He died inBudapest.[2]
TheCsiky Gergely TheatreofKaposvárand the Hungarian Theatre ofTimișoarabear his name.
References
[edit]- ^Gudenus János József: Örmény eredetű magyar nemesi családok genealógiája Erdélyi Örmény Gyökerek, Budapest, 2000
- ^abChisholm 1911.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Csiky, Gregor".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 592.
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