General bibliographies
General bibliographies
The foremost bibliographical guide on bibliographies, T. Besterman: A World Bibliography of Bibliographies, 4th ed., 5 vols. (Lausanne, 1965, and its supplement, A. I. Toomey: A World Bibliography of Bibliographies … A Decennial Supplement, 1964–1974, 2 vols. (Totowa, NJ,1977), contain all major general, and a good selection of specialized bibliographies on Hungary.
A general annotated bibliographical guide to Hungarian studies is provided by Elemér Bakó: Guide to Hungarian Studies, 2 vols. (Stanford, Cal., 1973); and by Thomas Kabdebó: Hungary, (Oxford, 1980) [The World Bibliographical Series, vol. 15.] These two works are an adequate introduction to all aspects of Hungarian studies.
General introduction to the study of Hungarian literature is provided by A. Tezla: An Introductory Bibliography to the Study of Hungarian Literature (Harvard U. P. , 1964), and, by the same author: Hungarian Authors: a Bibliographical Handbook (Harvard U. P., 1970). Both works are annotated and give locations of each item in major USA and European libraries.
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences has begun the publication of a comprehensive bibliographical handbook on Hungarian literature: Vol. 1, A magyarirodalomtörténet bibliográfiája 1772–ig by B. Stoll, I. Varga, and S. V. Kovács (1972); Vol. 2, A magyar irodalomtörténet bibliográfiája, 1772–1849 by G. Kókay (1975). There are six more volumes to follow. There is a concise compilation by J. Lukáts: A magyar irodalom története 5 pts. (1973–6) on individual authors.
Cumulation of the yearly work on Hungarian literature is provided by S. Kozocsa for the years 1945–65, published as A magyar irodalom bibliográfiája,12 vols. (1950–78). It is particularly useful for reviews.
The annual bibliography of scholarly works on Hungarian literature is published in Irodalomtörténeti Közlemények. S. V. Kovács: ‘Magyar irodalomtörténet’ (1962– ). Another comprehensive cumulation of the year’s work in Hungarian literature is published by Országos Széchényi Könyvtár: A magyar irodalom és irodalomtudomány bibliográfiája, 1976– (1979– ). Short, descriptive reviews and a bibliography of scholarly works, including periodical articles, on literature, linguistics and folk-lore are provided annually as Hungarológiai Értesítő (1979– ) published by the International Association of Hungarian Studies which is far the best bibliographical guide and supersedes all other publications in the field. The Modern Language Association produces an annual bibliography on literature and language. Hungarian has been included since 1963: MLA International Bibliography is part of The Publications. Unfortunately works published outside Hungary are often missed. Its British equivalent, The Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies (1931– ) omits Hungarian literature altogether.
For Hungarian authors in English translation, M. Czigány: Hungarian Literature in English Translation Published in Great Britain, 1830–1968 (1969) and M. Fajcsek and Mrs Z. Szilvássy: Hungary’s Literature in Translation, 1945–1968 (Bp., 1975) for works published in Hungary.
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