In The Bards of Wales, Arany tells of Welsh bards who refuse to praise a conquering English king. How is the poem usually read?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. As an allegory of resistance to Habsburg rule after 1849
- Step 1: Ask why a Hungarian poet of the 1850s would write about a foreign conquest. Step 2. The bards' refusal stands for the refusal of Hungarian writers to praise the ruler who had crushed the revolution. Answer: An allegory of resistance to Habsburg rule. Why not the others: The poem is a ballad with a hidden political meaning, not a report, a love poem or a comedy.
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