Bánk bán (play)

Bánk bán is a Hungarian play, written by József Katona.[1] It was first produced in 1819.[2]

Bánk bán
Manuscript title page
Written by	József Katona
Date premiered	1819
Original language	Hungarian

For the opera by Ferenc Erkel, see Bánk bán. For the 1914 film, see Bánk Bán (film).

References

1. Christopher John Murray (13 May 2013). Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760–1850. Routledge. pp. 539–. ISBN 978-1-135-45578-1.
2. Timothy Baycroft; David Hopkin (25 July 2012). Folklore and Nationalism in Europe During the Long Nineteenth Century. BRILL. pp. 29–. ISBN 90-04-21158-6. ... For example when an Austrian censor forbade the performance of a Hungarian play with nationalistic overtones—József Katona's Bánk bán (1819)—nevertheless, he allowed it to be published in print. ...