A népköltő Tiboldi István és konfliktusai a helyi társadalomban
István Tiboldi the Poet and His Confl icts with His Local Society

Summary/Abstract: István Tiboldi (1793–1880) was a Unitarian poet and schoolteacher born in Székelyszentmiklós (Nicoleni), who attended the Unitarian colleges in Székelykeresztúr and Kolozsvár. He is well known for contributing to the Vadrózsák (Wild Roses), a collection of Szekler folklore, coordinated by the Unitarian bishop, János Kriza (1811–1875).He was the embodiment of the typical 19th century intellectual poet who was connected to the poetry tradition from the 18–19th century, but who was also a self proclaimed popular poet. His poems were made for occasions. Occasional poetry seemed to move to the periphery of the 19th century literary canon but offered access to the growing interest in folklore.This paper offers a new approach to the work of Tiboldi as contributor to the Vadrózsák: as a teacher he was a central figure in the village of Szentgerice (Gălățeni). Although his occasional (and ironic) poetry in his late years led to some intense conflicts between him and the villagers, his role as an occasional poet offered him the web of relations where he could collect folklore texts.

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