DEJINNOSŤ V ROMÁNOCH PÉTERA ESTERHÁZYHO

• Authors: Judit Görözdi

Title variants

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Historicity in Péter Esterházy’s novels

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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Based on the analysis of the texts by the Hungarian writer Péter Esterházy Harmonia cælestis and A simple story comma a hundred pages − the fencing version (Jednoduchý príbeh čiarka sto strán − šermovacia verzia), the study reflects on the character/specifics/possibilities of the idea of postmodern historiography that the historical novel as a form of articulating the past contributes to the creation of collective memory. The first novel is understood as a text that elaborates cultural and communicative memory (J. Assmann), the second is approached from the perspective of narrative social psychology (J. László). Possible postmodern answers to the question are found in the structural choices of narratives based on historical material.

Keywords

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HUNGARIAN LITERATURE; PÉTER ESTERHÁZY; HISTORICAL NOVEL; CULTURAL MEMORY; HUNGARY

• Publisher: Institute of World Literature, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: World Literature Studies
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 6 (23)
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 36 – 52

Contributors

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Judit Görözdi

• Ústav svetovej literatúry SAV, Konventná 13, 811 03 Bratislava, Slovak Republic