László Arany
László Arany [ ˈlaːsloː ˈɒrɒɲ ] (born March 24, 1844 in Salonta (Hungarian Nagyszalonta ), Bihar County , Kingdom of Hungary ; † August 1, 1898 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian poet.
László Arany, a son of János Arany , published the poetic story Elfrida early on , which made him a member of the Kisfaludy Society . In a later poem based on Kaulbach's painting Die Hunnenschlacht , he describes the struggle between Germanness and Magyarism in Hungary and passionately urges his compatriots to hate and fight against the German language and culture. He also translated a number of dramas by Shakespeare and Molière with great skill .
Arany had been secretary of the Hungarian Soil Credit Institute in Budapest from 1880 and occupied a prominent place among the young poets of Hungary.
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| SURNAME | Arany, László |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salonta |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1898 |
| Place of death | Budapest |