The most important Scholarly Digital Editions of the research group
The Complete Works of Mihály Csokonai Vitéz
The critical editions of Csokonai Vitéz Mihály’s oeuvre was published between 1975-2002 in 11 volumes. The 12th volume of the series was the monography revising the chronology of the oeuvre in 2012. The interim decade saw a number of textological and philological discoveries that, in itself, would necessitate a new edition with genetic and TEI–XML based digital textology providing the scholarly and technical groundwork. This present digital edition is just partly the adaptation of the published critical edition, it is fundamentally different in its text source based genetic principles. The poems have not just a new chronology but also a new text base, while the songs can be listened to with their original tunes.
The Complete Works of Ferenc Kazinczy
The critical edition of Kazinczy’s works started in 2009, in parallel with the development of the digital edition, which, after the test period, can now be accessed on a well-developed platform. This present edition contains the TEI–XML based adaptation of the published texts, while also contains an only digitally accessible corpus, mainly the new edition of the Kazinczy correspondence. The edition follows the genetic principle and is based on text sources. All parts of the extensive oeuvre shall be published simultaneously in printed and digital forms.
The Works of Ferenc Verseghy
The critical processing of Ferenc Verseghy’s oeuvre gained significant momentum in the last decade, four editions were published in seven volumes. Költemények I–III was published in the XVIII century series of Régi Magyar Költők Tára, Drámák and Széppróza in the Források series of Csokonai Könyvtár, and Levelezés as the opening volume of Magyar Írók Levelezése. The digital edition of Verseghy Ferenc művei makes the author’s editions published in other critical volumes available on a single platform with a standardized menu system, in a form that can be later expanded with other stages of the oeuvre. The first step is the publication of Drámák, Széppróza and Levelezés.
The Correspondence of Hungarian Authors
The Correspondence of Hungarian Authors is a critical edition of 18-19th century Hungarian literature developed both in print and digital form. In the 18-19th century, letters were the main form of communication, meaning that the published correspondences are remarkable not just because they are valuable sources, but also because of their literary value. The digital edition is published on a specific TEI–XML based platform and contains not just the adaptations of the book series but also the correspondences from other critical editions.
