„Ismerem-e Tiboldit? Már ki ne ismerné itt Székelyországban a mi jó öreg bátyánkat, a mi kedves mesemondónkat!”
„Do I Know Tiboldi? Who Doesn’t Know Here in Szeklerland Our Good Old Uncle, Our Dear Storyteller!”

The Excellent Teacher, the Famous Occasional Poet and Diligent Collector Tiboldi István

Summary/Abstract: In my essay I attempt to unfold the everyday life of István Tiboldi (1792–1880), the Transylvanian Unitarian teacher, occasional poet and collector of folk poetry, based on the available sources. I show that despite the scarce sources we can still draw a complex picture of him along the lines of his assumed roles, examining him in the light of these interacting roles. I am attempting to show how he became well-known throughout Transylvania despite the fact that he was only a teacher first in a middle-sized, later a small village, primarily wrote his occasional poems for his students, and participated in collecting only in his spare time.

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