Garay, János

Garay, János, Hungarian poet, born at Szegszárd in 1812, lived mostly at Pesth, where he obtained in 1847 a post in the university library, and died 15th November 1853. His study of the masterpieces of German literature and of Vörösmarty bore fruit in numerous dramas, chiefly of historical character: Csáb (1835), Arboez (1837), and Országá Hona (1837), as well as long poems, as Csatar, an epic (1834), and Szent Laszlo, a historical poem (1850). In 1847 he published Arpádök, a poetical version of the historical legends of Hungary, and next year Balatoní Kágylók, a collection of lyrics. A complete edition of his poems was published by Franz Ney (5 vols. Pesth, 1854), a selection in German by Kérteny (2d ed. Vienna, 1857), and a Life by Ferenczy (Pesth, 1883).