Mihály Csokonai Vitéz

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Born	November 17, 1773 • Debrecen • Hungary
Died	January 28, 1805 (aged 31) • Debrecen • Hungary
Notable Works	“Dorottya”

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Tibor Déry

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Mihály Vörösmarty

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Béla Balázs

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Mihály Babits

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Imre Madách

Hungarian poet

Péter Nádas

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Ferenc Molnár

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Gyula Illyés

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József Katona

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Ferenc Herczeg

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Károly Kisfaludy

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Iancu Văcărescu

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William Shakespeare

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Samuel Johnson

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Miguel de Cervantes

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Jean Racine

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D.H. Lawrence

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Victor Hugo

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