Lukacs

[ loo-kahch ]

noun

1. George, 1885–1971, Hungarian literary critic.

Lukács

/ ˈluːkætʃ /

noun

1. LukácsGeorg18851971MHungarianPHILOSOPHY: philosopherWRITING: literary critic Georg (ˈɡeɪɔːk), original name György. 1885–1971, Hungarian Marxist philosopher and literary critic, whose works include History and Class Consciousness (1923), Studies in European Realism (1946), and The Historical Novel (1955)

Example Sentences

The fervor, said Csaba Lukacs, managing director of Magyar Hang, or Hungarian Voice, a conservative weekly that is at odds with Fidesz, showed that “there is a huge need for something new in Hungary — to replace the corrupt and or incompetent opposition on the one hand and to overthrow Fidesz on the other.”

From New York Times

But Judge Charles Ramos ruled that there was no evidence that Grünbaum had voluntarily transferred the artworks to Lukacs.

From Seattle Times

In that case, the attorney for London art dealer of Richard Nagy said Nagy was the rightful owner of the works because Grünbaum’s sister-in-law, Mathilde Lukacs, had sold them after his death.

From Seattle Times

When Luca Guadagnino encountered the isolated, searching outcasts at the heart of “Bones and All” in Dave Kajganich’s screenplay from Camille DeAngelis’ novel, the Italian filmmaker was reminded of a quote from philosopher György Lukács he’d long cherished.

From Los Angeles Times

One of my favorite sentences of his: “The peculiar esotericism of Western Marxist theory was to assume manifold forms: in Lukacs, a cumbersome and abstruse diction, freighted with academicism; in Gramsci, a painful and cryptic fragmentation, imposed by prison; in Benjamin, a gnomic brevity and indirection...”

From Los Angeles Times