Arany János’s artistic beginnings are marked above all by two narrative poems: the satirical epic *Az elveszett alkotmány* (1845) and *Toldi*, the re‑poeticizing of an old legend (1846). The first phase of his poetic career: the beginning, consists primarily of the two narrative poems *Toldi* (1846) and *Toldi estéje* (1848). The success of *Toldi* soon encouraged Arany to begin writing *Toldi estéje*.

The page on Arany János’s career notes that the work "Toldi (1846)" marks a turning point in his poetic output, associated with greater artistic ambition and a radical change in style under the influence of Petőfi’s "János vitéz". It situates "Toldi" as a key early success in Arany’s career, written for the Kisfaludy Society’s competition, which brought him wider literary recognition.

The Petőfi Literary Museum writes that 170 years ago Arany János’s "Toldi" was published, "the work with which he won the prize of the Kisfaludy Society’s competition and which brought him literary success." This description presents "Toldi" as the poem that made Arany famous and launched his public career as a poet.

This classic biographical entry notes that Arany, after earlier poetic attempts and translations, first achieved wider literary notice with the comic epic *Az elveszett alkotmány*, which won the Kisfaludy Society’s prize in 1845. It then emphasizes that with *Toldi* he won the Society’s new competition and became a celebrated poet, marking a turning point in his career.

In January 1847, Arany received a letter from Erdélyi János, the society's secretary, informing him that he had won the competition. The narrative poem was then published in 1847, making it the work that brought him national recognition.

The site describes "Toldi" as Arany János’s 12‑canto narrative poem and calls it an unparalleled masterpiece of Hungarian narrative poetry "both in form and content". It emphasizes the central place of "Toldi" in Hungarian literature and in Arany’s oeuvre, presenting it as his classic narrative poem that established his reputation.

Arany János is generally considered to have entered the literary spotlight with Toldi, which won the Kisfaludy Society's competition and was published in 1847. Biographical accounts commonly date the poem to 1846 composition and 1847 publication, so the claim's wording about his poetic career beginning in 1847 is broadly aligned with standard literary history, though 'began' is an interpretation rather than a literal publication fact.

In discussing the "Toldi" trilogy, the page notes that "Toldi szerelme" was finished much later, in 1879, while "Toldi" itself belongs to Arany’s earlier period. It states that the first edition of "Toldi szerelme" sold out in two months and that the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Kisfaludy Society both awarded it, implicitly contrasting this later success with the earlier breakthrough of "Toldi" that had already made Arany a celebrated poet.

The page says that after Arany wrote *Toldi* for the Kisfaludy Society’s 7 February 1846 epic poetry competition, the first part of the trilogy won the competition on 6 February 1847. It then notes that he completed *Toldi estéje* later in 1847.

The contents page of the *Toldi trilógia* lists *TOLDI* with the date 1846 at the head of the poem. This indicates the year associated with the composition of *Toldi*, distinguished from its later sequels *Toldi estéje* (1854) and *Toldi szerelme* (1879).

The article states that the success of the narrative poem elevated Arany into the first rank of literature and that *Toldi* was published in 1847. It directly links the poem’s success to Arany’s literary breakthrough.

Toldi was first published in June 1847. In 1846 the Kisfaludy Society announced a contest for a verse narrative whose hero would be a historical figure living in popular tradition. Arany finished the first part of Toldi on October 23, 1846, and later gained first prize.

In early 1846, the Kisfaludy Society announced a competition whose hero was to be a historical figure known in popular tradition, such as King Matthias or Toldi Miklós. Arany chose Toldi as his protagonist and received notice in the first days of 1847 that his work had won.

The document says that Arany won a prize with *Toldi* in 1846 and that his successes continued with *Toldi*. It also lists the Toldi trilogy parts and dates, including *Toldi* (1846) and *Toldi estéje* (1847, published 1854).

After the Kisfaludy Society announced its 1846 popular-epic competition, Arany wrote Toldi, the first part of the trilogy, which won the contest on February 6, 1847. He then completed Toldi estéje in 1847 as the second part of the trilogy.

The product listing identifies Toldi as 1846 and Toldi estéje as 1847-48, which is consistent with Toldi being composed before 1847 publication and not the start of Arany's career in 1847.

This page presents the Toldi trilogy dates as 1847, 1854, and 1879, indicating that Toldi is treated as the first major part of the trilogy and associated with 1847 publication history.