„Dematur nobis Latina cultura, videbimus, quid erimus!“ Obdobie národného obrodenia z pohľadu latinskej filológie
„Dematur nobis Latina cultura, videbimus, quid erimus!“ The problem of the Slovak national revival from the point of view of Latin philology

Summary/Abstract: Leaning on authentic literary testimonies, the author discusses the problem of the linguistic and cultural change in the former multinational Hungarian state in the early 19th century. The period of the Slovak national revival (approx. 1790-1848) thus appears in a new perspective, as the author suggests that this period be investigated within the context of and with respect to the classical Latin cultural tradition then being gradually pushed out of life and superseded by national languages. This study examines three early 19th century texts that aimed to advocate preservation of the usage of Latin in Hungary against the background of the proceeding magyarizing tendencies of the period. One contemporaneous anti-Latin polemical response and several minor relevant literary testimonies are included in the discussion, too. In the early 19th century, Latin still played an important role in the multinational Hungarian state not only as a literary language but also in administrative, education and social life.

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