Karl Isidor Beck

Karl Isidor Beck was a Hungarian-Austrian poet.
The son of a Jewish merchant, he studied in Pest, Vienna and Leipzig. He lived in Berlin from 1844 until the outbreak of the Revolutions of 1848, and subsequently in Vienna, where he was an editor of the Lloyd.

Works

His poetic writings interpret the national life and spirit of Hungary. Among his works are:Nächte, gepanzerte Lieder, a collection of poems which was well receivedStille Lieder Saul, a dramaJankó, der ungarische Rosshirt, a romance in verse that established his reputation, considered by some to be his best workGesammelte Gedichte Lieder vom armen Mann Aus der Heimat Mater Dolorosa, a novelJadwiga, a tale in verse

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