József Katona
József Katona (born November 11, 1791 in Kecskemét , † May 16, 1830 in Kecskemét) was a Hungarian playwright .
Life
József Katona studied law , became a lawyer in 1810 and treasurer of the city of Kecskemét in 1821 .
In addition to other dramas, he wrote the tragedy Bánk Bán, in German: Banus Bánk , which is still on the repertoire of the Hungarian stages (first German by Adolf Dux , Leipzig 1858). He translated numerous works from German into Hungarian. A theater in Budapest is named after him.
Works
German editions:
- Banus Bank . Tragedy in 5 notes From d. Hungarian. transfer v. Josef Vészi. Berlin: Reiss 1911.
- Budapest: Corvina-Verl., 1955, 1969
Hungarian edition:
- Bánk Bán . Budapest: Talentum 2000. ISBN 963-645-060-9
reception
- 1861: Bánk bán . Opera by Ferenc Erkel , libretto Béni Egressy
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Katona, Joseph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 11th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1864, pp. 33–35 ( digitized version ).
- Pál Gyulai : József Katona and his tragedy Bánk bán (2nd edition, Pest 1883)
- Katona József. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1965, p. 262 f. (Direct links on p. 262 , p. 263 ).
Web links
Commons : József Katona - collection of images, videos and audio files
- József Katona , in: A Pallas Nagy Lexikona (Hungarian)
- József Katona: Bánk Bán . Dráma öt szakaszban, 1819. In: Magyar Elektronikus Könyvtár (MEK) (Hungarian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Katona József Színház, see Hungarian Wikipedia hu: Katona József Színház (Budapest) , also in Kecskemét hu: Katona József Színház (Kecskemét) .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Katona, József |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1791 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kecskemét |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1830 |
| Place of death | Kecskemét |