Babits day at Babits quiz

Where and when was Babits Mihály born?

How old was he when his family moved to Pécs?

Who did he marry?

Read his poem Messze, messze in English and try to guess what countries he describes in each verse! Far, far away [blank_start]Spain[blank_end]. Fields that glow with colours bright. Minaret's shade a lace delight. Sad donna on a balcony ponders the sunsets alchemy. [blank_start]Italy[blank_end]. The clouds are curly, sultry air, skies brighten early. From the fountains water hurtles. Crumbling marbles, tired myrtles. [blank_start]Greece[blank_end]. Crags and ruins, quite list, sad mountain-tops that ooze the mist. The air is thick and bare the rise. Flock, shepherd, fir and edelweiss. [blank_start]Switzerland[blank_end]. Chamois, mountains: vast. Farmstead above the overcast. Valleys are dark green, icy ground: bite-worthy, clean, the air around. [blank_start]Germany[blank_end]. Towns, old houses. Fact: timber-framed floors neath roofs are stacked. Old wells and jugs, trade-signs on chains, fat citizens and narrow lanes. [blank_start]France[blank_end]. A frivolous folk, good cheer, displays and pictures far and near! What bustle, movement, noise and blare: bells, horns, machines are everywhere. [blank_start]England[blank_end], The fog-banks, the bridges, Chimney-stacks smoking on ridges. Palaces, parks, a playing field, flocks, fat from what the pastures yield. [blank_start]Sweden[blank_end]., The lacy fjords descend, and with the dark-blue waters blend. Huge trees, the crystal seas beyond, big-faced the people are, and blonde. What plethora of folk, of towns, What beauty everywhere abounds! How cruel orphan's fate can be: all this I cannot ever see!

Babits also translated works of literature from several languages. Here you can see some of these. Match the author to their work. Edgar Allan Poe - [blank_start].............................[blank_end] Charles Baudelaire - [blank_start]...........................[blank_end] William Shakespeare - [blank_start].........................[blank_end] Alighieri Dante - [blank_start]................................[blank_end] J.W. Goethe - [blank_start]..............................[blank_end] Sophocles - [blank_start]............................[blank_end]

Where in Pécs did Babits and his family live? You have 3 options to choose from. Write Here! in the correct place.

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