In Hungarian literature, which poetic cycle by Endre Ady explores agonizing, battle-like erotic passion with Adél Brüll through recurring motifs of black swans and funeral chariots?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The Léda poems
- Step 1: Ady addressed his stormy, decadent love poems to Adél Brüll using the anagram 'Léda' between 1904 and 1912, culminating in the cruel farewell poem Elbocsátó, szép üzenet. Answer: The Léda poems. Why not the others: The Csinszka poems were addressed to his much younger wife Berta Boncza during World War I, and the Kuruc cycle expressed national rebellion.
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