János Arany

thumb|right|In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities. János Arany (2 March 1817 – 22 October 1882) was a Hungarian writer and poet. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 40 ballads which have been translated into over 50 languages, as well as the Toldi trilogy. Quotes Álomban és szerelemben nincs lehetetlenség. In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities. As quoted in Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources (1893) by James Wood, p. 11 External links The Bards of Wales as translated by Watson Kirkconnell The Bards of Wales as translated by Bernard Adams Epics of the Hungarian Plain The Legend of the Wondrous Hunt Interview: A contemporary translator, Ádám Nádasdy, compares his own translations of Shakespeare with the translations made by János Arany Find-A-Grave profile for János Arany Category:Poets from Hungary Category:1882 deaths Category:Epic poets