Formation of a New Literary Identity Within a New State. Hungarian Literature in Czechoslovakia
Formation of a New Literary Identity Within a New State. Hungarian Literature in Czechoslovakia

Summary/Abstract: The early 20th century was a very turbulent period of time especially for the countriesof Central and Eastern Europe – the Central Powers were defeated in World War I, theAustro-Hungarian Monarchy disappeared from the maps and new states were created. Aftersigning the Treaty of Trianon in 1920, more than one million Hungarian people foundthemselves living behind the borders of Czechoslovakia. For Hungarians living inminority, the establishment of specific culture was crucial. The paper deals with the processof formation and re-creation of Hungarian literature within the newly formed FirstCzechoslovak Republic, and also attends to introduce the struggle of this newly establishedethnic literature in the first decade of its existence, as well as the attempt to define itself.

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