1st Edition
Gesta Hungarorum The Deeds of the Hungarians
340 Pages
by
Central European University Press
Simon of Kéza was a court cleric of the Hungarian King, Ladislas IV (1272-1290). He travelled extensively in Italy, France and Germany and culled the epic and poetic material from a broad range of readings.Written between 1282-1285, the Gesta Hungarorum is an ingenious and imaginative historical fiction of prehistory, medieval history and contemporary social history. The author divides Hungarian... Read more
General Editors' Preface, Abbreviations, List of Maps, Figures and Tables, Introduction, Theoretical Elements in Master Simon of Keza's Gesta Hungarorum (1282-1285), Gesta Hungarorum, The Deeds of the Hungarians, Bibliography, Gazetteer of Geographical Names, Index of Proper Names, Index of Geographical Names
Biography
Simon of Kéza (Simon Kézai) was a court cleric of the Hungarian King, Ladislas IV (1272-1290). He travelled extensively in Italy, France and Germany and culled the epic and poetic material from a broad range of readings.
Frank Schaer is freelance translator.
László Veszprémy, DSc is medievalist, paleographer, visiting professor at CEU, Department of Medieval Studies, director of the Institute of Military History. Books: co-author of the series Mittelalterliche lateinische Handschriftenfragmente (1988-98); editor, among other books, of Simonis de Kéza, Gesta Hungarorum (1999 CEMT 1); and (with B. K. Király) A Millennium of Hungarian Military History (2002).
