Ladislaus Amade from Várkonyi

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László Amade (1703–1764), portrait by Sebestyén Zeller

Ladislaus Amade von Várkonyi (born March 12, 1703 in Bős , † December 22, 1764 in Felbár , Große Schüttinsel ) was a poet .

Life

Ladislaus Amade von Várkonyi was born on March 12, 1703 in Bős, today's Gabčíkovo. He studied in Trnava and at the University of Graz . This doctorate him in 1725 to the doctor of philosophy . In 1734 he joined the Hungarian hussar regiment Hávor . There he was promoted first to captain and then to colonel . He became adjutant general at the insurrection of the nobility in 1744 and six years later councilor of the court chamber in Pressburg . He died on December 22nd, 1764 at the age of 61 in Felbár, which is located on the Great Schüttinsel .

Amade von Várkonyi wrote in the Hungarian and Latin languages . His only printed work is a collection of his sacred poems under the title Buzgó szivnek énekes fohászkodásai . In addition, he composed numerous songs with erotic content. These lovely songs were quite popular in the 18th century, but did not exist in written form. It was only his great-grandson, Count Thaddäus Amade, who collected his popular songs and published them in the song collection Várkonyi Versei , which was published on Pest in 1836. Karl Maria Kertbeny recorded some of these songs in his album Hundred Hungarian Poets , which he published in Pest in 1854, and translated them.

Constantin von Wurzbach emphasizes the poem Várkonyi szerelmei in his biography Amades . This rather long poem was written in Alexandrians , four of which were combined into one stanza. In this poem he tells of love stories.

Works

  • Buzgó szivnek énekes fohászkodásai (Vienna 1755)

literature

personal data
SURNAME Amade von Várkonyi, Ladislaus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Amade von Várkonyi, Ladislaus Freiherr; Amade, László
BRIEF DESCRIPTION poet
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1703
PLACE OF BIRTH Evil
DATE OF DEATH December 22, 1764
Place of death Felbár