<p>Written in the early 1940s under the Nazi reign of terror and set in ancient Sparta during the Second Messenean War in the 7th century BCE, "Tyrtaeus" dramatizes contemporary ethical and political concerns—the brutality of totalitarianism, the precariousness of democracy and human rights, and the sociopolitical role of poetry and art more generally—through the prism of Greek elegiac poet Tyrtaeus’ involvement in the conflict: first as a prisoner of war and, subsequently, as a newly-minted Spartan general who—as decreed by the Delphic Oracle—is ironically destined to lead Sparta to victory. A perennial play that speaks to all ages.</p>

Tyrtaeus: A Tragedy

Literature & Fiction

Walder, Lajos

Dramas & Plays

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Arguably the most significant modern Hungarian poet, Lajos Walder was born in 1913 and died in 1945 in the Gunskirchen concentration camp, on the day it was liberated by the Allied forces. Reading Walder is like reliving an era long gone and, at the same time, learning to see our own world with new eyes. For Lajos Walder's "message" speaks to us as directly today as it did to his contemporaries almost a century ago: "... that apart from thieves and murderers // there are also human beings." For the first time, Lajos Walder's complete plays – "Below Zero," "Vase of Pompeii," "Tyrtaeus" – are made available in English, superbly translated by the poet's daughter Agnes Walder.

The Complete Plays

<p>LAJOS WALDER, who published under the pseudonym ‘Vándor’—meaning ‘wanderer’—during his lifetime, is considered to be one of the most significant modern Hungarian poets and playwrights. Born in Budapest in 1913, he died in May, 1945, shortly after walking through the opened gates of the liberated concentration camp of Gunskirchen.</p>

The Complete Poems: Bilingual Edition (Finnish Edition)

Poetry

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Tyrtaeus: A Tragedy

The Complete Plays

The Complete Poems: Bilingual Edition (Finnish Edition)