Ferenc Hunyadi, an almost completely forgotten Transylvanian humanist Dávid Molnár p Tokaj-Hegyalja Egyetem, Sárospatak, Hungary RESEARCH ARTICLE Received: May 3, 2022 • Accepted: August 10, 2022 © 2022 The Author(s) ABSTRACT Although the name of Ferenc Hunyadi is known in Hungarian literary history mainly for his Hungarian- language historical song about the peril of Troy, there also exist more than five thousand lines of Latin poetry by him which have not been collected or published since the 16 th century. Another eleven of his poems are known from a manuscript written by a Unitarian pastor in the early 17 th century. A further, one- distich poem was recorded by István Szamosközy. The date of composition of his poems in manuscript can be placed roughly between the end of 1586 and 1599. In addition to these, there is also a manuscript kept in Oxford in which Hunyadi gives prescriptions for febrile diseases. As a starting point for further research, this paper summarises what is currently known about Hunyadi and his works. KEYWORDS epic, technopaignion, Transylvanian humanism, courtly poetry, itinerary 1. ABOUT FERENC HUNYADI Except for a few anecdotes, almost nothing is known about Ferenc Hunyadi. According to Péter Bod, he was „jó Deák’s mind szép tudományu Orvos Doktor” [a notable scholar [doctor?] in both Latin and medicine], who also had a good reputation as a “cheerful and playful man”. 1 p Corresponding author. E-mail: molnar.david@unithe.hu 1 Bod (1766), 113. Hungarian Studies 36 (2022) S, 22–50 DOI: 10.1556/044.2022.00199 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 11/23/22 04:58 PM UTC