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\d͡ʒˈɜːd͡ʒli sˈiːzˈʌkzə], \dʒˈɜːdʒli sˈiːzˈʌkzə], \dʒ_ˈɜː_dʒ_l_i s_ˈiː_z_ˈʌ_k_z_ə]\
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A Hungarian poet and philologist (1800-66). His two fine hero-ballads, "The Battle of Augsburg" (1824) and "The Diet of Arad" (1828), brought him instant celebrity. He was a Benedictine monk, and the eroticism of the first collection of his "Poetical Works" (1836) brought on him stern animadversion from his superiors. In 1848 he published "Reveil", a passionate appeal to Hungarian national sentiment, and was imprisoned for it.
By Charles Dudley Warner
