Michael, you will have to correct me here, for my knowledge of Hungarian is wanting. I think the only thing I've read is John the Valiant, the Hungarian national epic, by Sandor Petofi. I have only read that in John Ridland's galloping translation. I have given a box of those Hesperus Classics to my ninety-year-old tailor, and the box is being devoured by his grandchildren and great-g's, who lack Tibor's language, much as do I. John the Valiant is one of those children's poems which is an adult poem. The poems of Jozsef are entirely adult, for who would read them to a child? Nims taught us first to make a poem in English and be as loyal to the poet as you can. I can't judge the second half of John's commandment, but it seems to me that Slipp is obeying that first injunction.
Unfortunately, although I can read Mike's attachment, I cannot cut and paste from it. Michael, would you please post Terror? Tim
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