author
Zsolt Beöthy
1848–1922
A major voice in Hungarian literary criticism around the turn of the 20th century, he helped shape how generations of readers understood their national literature. He was known not only as a scholar and professor, but also as a public figure in Hungary's literary life.
3 Audiobooks
Kálozdy Béla: Regény (2. kötet)
by Zsolt Beöthy
Kálozdy Béla: Regény (1. kötet)
by Zsolt Beöthy
A tragikum
by Zsolt Beöthy
About the author
Born in Buda on September 4, 1848, and died in Budapest on April 18, 1922, Zsolt Beöthy was a Hungarian literary historian, critic, and university professor. He became an important figure in the study of Hungarian literature and was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Beöthy also played a leading role in literary institutions. He served first as secretary and later as chairman of the Kisfaludy Society, one of Hungary's key literary organizations, which gave him lasting influence over the country's cultural life.
Remembered as a conservative-minded critic, he was regarded as one of the leading literary voices in Hungary at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. His work combined scholarship, criticism, and public cultural leadership, making him an important presence in Hungarian intellectual history.