author
Pál Gyulai
1826–1909
A major voice in 19th-century Hungarian literature, this poet and critic helped shape literary taste through both his writing and his famously exacting reviews. He also taught at the University of Budapest and became an important figure in Hungary’s literary institutions.
9 Audiobooks
Vörösmarty életrajza
by Pál Gyulai
Dramaturgiai dolgozatok (2. kötet, 1864-1881)
by Pál Gyulai
Birálatok, 1861-1903
by Pál Gyulai
Emlékbeszédek (2. kötet)
by Pál Gyulai
Dramaturgiai dolgozatok (1. kötet, 1850-1863)
by Pál Gyulai
Kritikai dolgozatok, 1854-1861
by Pál Gyulai
Emlékbeszédek (1. kötet)
by Pál Gyulai
About the author
Born in Kolozsvár on January 25, 1826, Pál Gyulai grew into one of the best-known Hungarian literary critics of his time. He was also a poet, prose writer, teacher, and literary historian, with a career that stretched across journalism, education, and public literary life.
He taught at the University of Budapest and was closely connected with major Hungarian cultural institutions, including the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Kisfaludy Society, which he later led. Contemporary and reference sources describe him as a powerful critical voice whose judgments carried real weight in 19th-century Hungarian literature.
Gyulai died in Budapest on November 9, 1909. Today he is remembered not only for his poems and prose, but also for the standards he brought to criticism and for the influence he had on Hungarian literary culture more broadly.