Challenges According to a Pasquillus from the Early Modern Period Cover Image

Kihívások egy kora újkori gúnyvers kapcsán
Challenges According to a Pasquillus from the Early Modern Period

Author(s): Levente Pap
Subject(s): Hungarian Literature
Published by: Erdélyi Múzeum-Egyesület
Keywords: Gabriel Báthory; pasquillus; confessionality; Saxons

Summary/Abstract: In the famous collection of documents created by the scientist István Kaprinai there is a short poem, which seems to be a pasquillus about Prince Gabriel Báthory. The poem with a satirical accent includes also a distich that is at the border of obscenity. Our paper tries to unravel the various enigmatic elements related to the text and to its author.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: IX
  • Page Range: 27-37
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Hungarian