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Latin Literatures of Medieval and Early Modern Times in Europe and Beyond: A millennium heritage
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Chapter 12
Hungary

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This chapter offers a survey of the most important literary texts composed in Hungary from the time of the foundation of a Christian state (1000) to the end of the medieval kingdom, marked by the defeat at the battle of Mohács (1526). The survey is structured according to genres, dealing with the Biblical meditations of St Gerard of Csanád, legends of local saints, historiography, and sermon literature.

Keywords: Hungary, historiography, hagiography, sermons
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