Nyugat

[1] The magazine was receptive and inspired by the styles and philosophies then current in Western Europe, including naturalism, Symbolism, and impressionism.

During World War I, Nyugat was challenged in leftist literary circles, particularly the grouping around Lajos Kassák who published first A Tett and then MA.

The second generation of Nyugat writers in the twenties – such as Lőrinc Szabó, József Fodor and György Sárközi – displayed post-expressionist tendencies.

The third generation in the thirties is sometimes referred to as the "essayist" generation and included Antal Szerb, László Szabó, and Gábor Halász as well as the poets Sándor Weöres, István Vas, Jenő Dsida, Zoltán Zelk, Gábor Devecseri, György Rónay, Zoltán Jékely and László Kálnoky.

Being the first Hungarian language periodical to discuss philosophers such as Nietzsche and Kierkegaard, Nyugat had a significant impact upon scientists and intellectuals who became well known outside Hungary.