Péter Bornemisza

Hungarian bishop and playwright (1535–1587)

Péter Bornemisza (c. 1535 – 1584) was a Hungarian Lutheran bishop of noble birth. His father was killed by the Turks around the time he was six years old. A scholar from England, at the University of Cracow, first interested him in Protestantism and later Philipp Melanchthon had a strong impact on him. He later preached and printed Protestant works in his native land.^[1] In addition to religious work he proved to be a significant playwright of works such as Magyar Elektra.^[2]

Hungarian composer György Kurtág's song cycle The Sayings of Péter Bornemisza (1963–1968) for soprano and piano^[3] incorporates brief texts from Bornemisza's sermons.^[4]

References

^ Hughes Oliphant Old (23 July 2004). The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Volume 5: Moderatism, Pietism, and Awakening. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-8028-2232-1.
^ Roy Porter (1992). The Renaissance in National Context. Cambridge University Press. pp. 172, 174, and 176. ISBN 978-0-521-36970-1.
^ Beckles Willson, Rachel. 1998a. "The Fruitful Tension between Inspiration and Design in Kurtág's The Sayings of Péter Bornemisza op.7". Mitteilungen der Paul Sacher Stiftung 11:36–41.
^ An article in The Scotsman