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Leánder és Lenszirom
The fairy tale Oleander and Flax Blossom is widely referred to as the most beautiful Hungarian fairy tale written since Csongor and Tünde (1830). Andor Szilágyi was inspired by Elek Benedek’s Collection of fairy tales Wonder Tree, but his romantic tale also incorporates the motifs of many famous predecessors: Beauty and the Beast, Wild Swans, and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. more
