Tantalosz, Endümion és Melinda
Tantalus, Endymion, and Melinda

Sidenotes for the translation of Bánk bán by Ádám Nádasdy

Summary/Abstract: The study deals with a section of the text from Bánk bán in Ádám Nádasdy’s new translation. Nádasdy’s translation is a significant philological achievement, an important part of the publication of Bánk bán, whose solutions inspire the interpretation of the text. This study compares the text of the drama with parallel passages of József Katona’s poems, primarily to interpret common mythological references. The Tantalus myth is associated with Bank, Ottó with Endymion, both of whom together are connected to Melinda, who, in an insane speech and taking the Moon alter-ego, wants to be reborn as a spouse. The mythic sequence can lead to the interpretation of philosophical layers of meaning in the work.

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