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A didaxistól az eszkatológiáig
From Didaxis to Eschatology

Background sketch for examining the transference of the Faust motif in Hungarian and Croatian literature

Author(s): Zoltán A. Medve
Subject(s): Croatian Literature, Hungarian Literature
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Новом Саду
Keywords: Faust legend; literary processing; Hungarian and Croatian literature

Summary/Abstract: This philological-contactological study sets about to trace the literary versions of the Faust phenomenon. It aims at outlining a thematic, motivational and poetic network of variations of the Faust legend. It attempts to map how the Faust legend has been passed down throughout history to contemporary literary editions, first and foremost in Europe, and more particularly in Hungarian and Croatian literature.

  • Issue Year: 20/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 37-63
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Hungarian