46. (Somogyi Gedeon): Mondolat.

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(Veszprém) Dicshalom, 1813. (Számmer Klára ny.) 1pl(s).+XIII+(1)+102+(4)p.
One of the most essential pieces of the debate became a symbol of the struggle for language renewal. The polemic began with Kazinczy's "Tövisek és virágok". Somogyi's response was based on an earlier manuscript by József Szentgyörgyi (Kazinczy’s friend), who criticised the exaggerations of the language reformers. This was supplemented by Somogyi, who sharply attacked Kazinczy with his lines. The poet's friends, Kölcsey and Pál Szemere responded to this in the “Felelet”, sometimes even in a much harsher and sarcastic style than the “Mondolat”. As a result of the affair, Gedeon Somogyi is still remembered as the embodiment of orthology, even though he was an educated man, a lover of literature and a moderate advocate of language reform. The famous frontispiece shows Kazinczy's wreathed, distorted figure riding a donkey towards Mount Parnassus. It also contains one of the most famous dedications in Hungarian literature with the anagram of Kazinczy's name: ”Zafyr Czenczi”.
Contemporary, gilt hardpaper. Inner edges gilt.
Szüry: 3307.
 
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