The rarity of the book, now being presented, preserved the memory of the Miskolc fire that devastated the 19th of July, 1843. the Rainbow ? Album of the Miskolc thunderstorm in memory of address.
The disaster of 1843 was one of the worst in the history of Miskolc. The flames destroyed a significant part of the city: In addition to residential buildings, churches, schools and other important buildings were burnt down. The news of the devastation became known throughout the country, and a wide-ranging coalition started to help the people of Miskolc. The support came not only from different parts of Hungary, but also from foreign cities.
A Rainbow one of the cultural monuments of this collaboration, which appeared in 1844 in Pest, ?To help the Miskolcs damaged by the fire on the 19th of the summer month of 1843?.
The first part of the publication Mihály Pilta Day of Emergency in Miskolc title, which is an account of the personal, direct experience of the fire. The author evokes the devastation of the fire as an almost present-day experience: the sight of the flames, the panic in the streets, the people crying out for help, the destruction of buildings and the way the population fled to Avas. His writing is not only a historical source, but also a poignant literary document.
The volume further publishes poems, narratives, studies and other literary writings, which represent several significant figures of the Hungarian literary life of the era. Among other things, the book Ignác Nagy, Imre Vahot, Ágoston Greguss, Pál Jámbor, Antal Pajer and Mihály Tompa His writings also took place. The book's special literary historical value is further enhanced by the fact that Two previously unprinted poems by Sándor Pet?fi were published here.. One of them is Dream The title of the poem, which will be published later? Prophecies It became known by title. The other is a The Stolen Horse, which Pál Pönögey Kis appeared under the name. The Pet?fi research counts both poems among the works of the poet.
One of the interesting features of the volume is that it presents the literary life of the Reform Age and the ideal of social cooperation at the same time. A Rainbow Thus, it is not only a literary album, but also a document of a national cultural response to a tragic event in Miskolc.
The book's title is ? Rainbow ? Is it symbolically expressed?: After the devastating fire, it symbolizes hope, reconstruction and help. The 1844 publication is equally important for researchers of the local history of Miskolc, the social history of the Reform Age and the history of Hungarian literature.
The 280-page book Mr József Halászy edited and published by Gustav Emich It was. The II. The book owned by Ferenc Rákóczi Library is a semi-instrumental binding, a well-preserved copy. Printed in Buda, the Magyar Kir. University of Benedict. The document can be found in the Collection of Old Books of the Local Knowledge Department of the central building.
Molnár István
librarian
