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Erdélyiség és intertextualitás. Az identitás és autentikusság lehetőségei Kovács András Ferenc költészetében
Transylvanianism and Identity

Author(s): Lilla Bocskor-Salló
Subject(s): Hungarian Literature, Romanian Literature
Published by: Korunk Baráti Társaság
Keywords: identity; intertextuality; imitation; irony; Transylvanianism; authenticity

Summary/Abstract: András Ferenc Kovács's poetry is unique because it stands at the threshold of a significant era, not only from a poetic but also from a historical-political perspective: the turning point of 1989 significantly reshapes Transylvanian Hungarian literature as well. In this rather complex situation, a new, highly fruitful lyrical discourse is born. This poetry is made unique by the peculiar historical-political-social situation stemming from minority existence. In the paper, I examine whether these texts contain mere role-playing, irony, and imitation, or if behind the texts emerges an authentic discourse stemming from the unique Transylvanian situation. I believe that poetry reclaims Transylvanian Hungarian poetry's place in both Hungarian and global literary canons through its distinctive form and content. Behind the intertexts and masks, András Ferenc Kovács's Transylvanian consciousness reflects an authentic poetic identity.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 95-105
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Hungarian