person
János vitéz
János the Brave
also: János vitéz, John the Hero, John the Brave
The hero of Petőfi Sándor's narrative poem János vitéz (1844), a shepherd boy who wins his beloved Iluska and goes on fantastic adventures, ultimately welcomed by Tündér Ilona as king of Fairyland; his mention in the Tündérálom fragment makes Petőfi's poem the primary literary intertext.
Reading notes
- Drama Fragments (Five Pieces) §31 János the Brave
János vitéz ('John the Brave' or 'John the Hero') is the hero of a famous narrative poem by Sándor Petőfi (1844), a shepherd lad who wins the love of Iluska and goes on fantastic adventures; Ilona claims him as her last Hungarian champion, identifying herself with the fairy queen of that tale.