The Urban Space Through the Eyes of Women: The 1849 Siege of Buda in Women’s Ego-documents
The Urban Space Through the Eyes of Women: The 1849 Siege of Buda in Women’s Ego-documents

Summary/Abstract: This study examines how female city dwellers experienced the siege of Buda Castle, a crucial event of the Revolution and War of Independence of 1848–1849, and the image of the city in their writings. The analysis focuses on three women’s ego-documents: the autobiography of Emília Kánya, the first female editor in the Habsburg Empire, the letters written by a young actress, Lilla Bulyovszky, to her husband and a letter by Anna Glasz, a resident of Buda Castle. I explore the kinds of mental map that emerge in the ego-documents in which the authors reflect on the urban experiences during the siege and the emotions that dominate their writings.

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