In addition to the fairy tales and legends of the Bükk since the conquest, over the past centuries it has captured the imaginations of poets and writers, and many outstanding works have been created regarding the area in Hungarian literature, as well as many eminent authors originated from the Bükk or lived there.To give just a few examples, the battle of the Castle in the city of Eger in 1552 was sung by Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos.More than 200 years ago, Sámuel Szrógh, a lawyer, archivist and writer, took the possessions of Miskolc into verses, highlighting the wine culture of Avas Hill, which is also of significant importance for the geopark.In the first half of the 19th century, Sándor Petőfi visited the region several times, singing the beauties of Bükk in his poems (e.g.Twilight) in addition to his Travel Diaries.Later, the poet József Lévay lived in Miskolc, who had many poems about the city and its surroundings.Mihály Tompa, who also lived in the area, wrote poems about the then much more living legends of the region in the second half of the 19th century.At the end of the century, one of Pál Gyulai’s poems triggered the Wild Pigeon trial, the other character of which was Ottó Herman, also from Miskolc.Among the greats of the 20th century, it should be pointed out, in addition to the poetry of Lőrinc Szabó, related to Miskolc, that one of the most beautiful love poems in Hungarian literature, the Ode of Attila József, was also born in Lillafüred.
In addition to the poems, Hungarian literature owes the Bükk for short stories and novels as well.After the fall of the War of Independence in 1849, Mór Jókai hid himself in Tardona, where several of his works were born, showing the beauties of the Bükk (e.g.his novel The Levi of Barátfalva).The favourite place of Zsigmond Móricz was the cellar row in Avas at Miskolc, where the most famous people of Hungarian public life at the time also visited at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.As a result, Bükk and Miskolc also turn up in the literary works of Móricz.Margit Kaffka, one of the most important female writers of the first half of the 20th century, lived in Miskolc, and in her novel Anthill she built on her experiences here.Bükk also inspired the book called Lutra of István Fekete, the popular children’s book writer.Stars of Eger, the novel of Géza Gárdonyi is also well-known not only in Hungary, but also abroad, commemorating the siege of Eger in 1552.
The literary heritage associated with the region is now partly included in the primary and secondary school curriculum, and partly occurs in local curricula, especially in secondary education in Miskolc.
