Rédey-Keresztény, János2026-01-152026-01-152024-12-04Studia Litteraria, Évf. 64 szám 1–2 (2025): Csokonai 250 , 94–128.0562-2867https://hdl.handle.net/2437/402865A composite volume in the Hungarian National Library contains a signature by Csokonai Vitéz Mihály (1773–1805). However, instead of Csokonai V. Mihály, the signature uses an unusual form, “Cs. V.”, meaning that Vitéz (roughly meaning ‘virtue’) functions as a proper name. The handwritten note also contains a two-line Hungarian epigram, unanimously attributed to Csokonai as a book review in the milieu of the Reformed colleges in the Kingdom of Hungary. This paper presents arguments, based on Csokonai’s sentimental poetry, suggesting — without absolute certainty — that the signature is more likely than not to be that of Csokonai’s. The paper also examines the European context of the epigram, concluding that the verse is a translation, the original of which was written in Latin during a critical period of the European Protestantism (1570–1580).A composite volume in the Hungarian National Library contains a signature by Csokonai Vitéz Mihály (1773–1805). However, instead of Csokonai V. Mihály, the signature uses an unusual form, “Cs. V.”, meaning that Vitéz (roughly meaning ‘virtue’) functions as a proper name. The handwritten note also contains a two-line Hungarian epigram, unanimously attributed to Csokonai as a book review in the milieu of the Reformed colleges in the Kingdom of Hungary. This paper presents arguments, based on Csokonai’s sentimental poetry, suggesting — without absolute certainty — that the signature is more likely than not to be that of Csokonai’s. The paper also examines the European context of the epigram, concluding that the verse is a translation, the original of which was written in Latin during a critical period of the European Protestantism (1570–1580).application/pdffolyóiratcikkOpen Accesshttps://doi.org/10.37415/studia/2025/64/15240Studia Litteraria1–264Stud.litt.2063-1049