Jancsó Béla és a Brassói Lapok (1928–1939)
Béla Jancsó and the Brassói Lapok (1928-1939)

Summary/Abstract: The friendship between literary scholar Béla Jancsó and the editor-in-chief of the leading Hungarian daily newspaper, Sándor Kacsó, accompanies the processes of self-organization within the Hungarian society in Transylvania. This study analyzes Jancsó’s cultural-political writings published in the Brassói Lapok between 1928 and 1939. Jancsó clarifies the concept of Szekler literature and promotes the works of popular authors such as Dezső Szabó, the returned Benedek Elek, and Áron Tamási. He strongly condemned the relocation of prominent figures in Transylvanian Hungarian literature, such as Lajos Áprily and Sándor Makkai, to Hungary. In contrast, he praised the decision of Sándor Reményik to stay in Transylvania. During the conflicts between the “middle-of-the-road” Erdélyi Fiatalok, the right-wing Hitel, and the left-wing factions, he engaged in debates with Tamási, and together with Kacsó, co-edited the popular Hasznos Könyvtár. Although their friendship endured, their political paths diverged during the Meeting from Târgu Mureș (1937). Kacsó supported this significant forum for Hungarian intellectual youth, while Jancsó and his associates chose not to participate, viewing it as a communist initiative.

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