Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Literary Studies
1118 Budapest, Ménesi út 11–13.,HUNGARY
Telefon: (36 1) 279 2760
Fax: (36 1) 385 3876
E-mail: iti@iti.mta.hu
Organisation
Director: László Szörényi
Deputy Director: József Jankovics
Scientific Affairs: Zsombor Tóth
Chiefs of Departments
Renaissance and Baroque – József Jankovics
19th Century – Péter Dávidházi
Moderne Literature – Gergely Angyalosi
Literary Theory – András Veres
Central and Eastern Europe – Tamás Berkes
Bibliography – Karola Csóra
Library – Eszter Héjjas • (On-line catalogue)
Brief history
1956
Founding of the Institute of Literary History. Director: István Sőtér (until 1983)
1959
Literary Theory Department formed
1963
The periodical Kritika is launched (Editor: András Diószegi). Edited at the Institute until 1971
1964–66
A magyar irodalom története [History of Hungarian Literature] is published in 6 volumes. Editor in chief: István Sőtér
1968
Name is changed to Institute of Literary Studies
1969
Renaissance Research Workshop is formed, led by Tibor Klaniczay
1970
An independent department for 18th century studies is created. The organisational structure is finalised
1981–1990
A magyar irodalom története 1945–1970 [History of Hungarian Literature] is published in 4 volumes. Editor in chief: Miklós Béládi
1983–1992
Director: Tibor Klaniczay
1986
The Department of Central and East European Studies is formed. Chief of department: Endre Bojtár Work is restarted on several abandoned critical editions, textological work receives more support
1992
Director: György Bodnár
1997–
Director: László Szörényi
Current Research Projects
Textology – Latin and Hungarian critical editions
History of Criticism – Monographs, conferences
History of the Press – A series of handbooks
Comparative Studies – International cooperation
Study of Literary Cults – Monographs, conferences
Literary Theory – Canonisation, interpreting communities, etc.
Modern Literary History – Trends – Authors – Works
Bibliography – Bibliography of Hungarian Literary History
Periodicals
Irodalomtörténeti Közlemények (Bulletin for Literary History)
Published since 1891. Six issues per year. The single most important periodical of Hungarian literary history; also publishes historical documents
Editor in chief: László Szörényi;
Editor: Gábor Kecskeméti
Helikon
Published since 1955. Four issues per year Field: New findigs in international literary studies
Editor: László Varga
Literatura
Founded in 1974 as a successor to Kritika. Four issues per year. The most important periodical of Hungarian literary theory
Editor: András Veres
Neohelicon
Published since 1971. Two issues per year. An international review of comparative studies
Editors: József Szili and József Pál
Camoenae Hungaricae
Published since 2004. One issue per year. Yearbook of the Hungarian and Middle European Neo-Latin Studies
Editor: László Szörényi
REC.ITI
Published since 2008. On-line recensions, e-books