Priszkosz rétor történeti művének recepciója Gárdonyi Géza Láthatatlan ember című regényében. I. rész: a követség fogadtatása és az összeesküvés
The Reception of the Historical Work of the Rhetorician Priscus in Géza Gárdonyi’s Slave of the Huns I.

Summary/Abstract: This article is the first of two which examines how the Hungarian writer Géza Gárdonyi (1863–1922) integrated surviving fragments of the historical work by Priscus of Panium (?–472?), the diplomat, historian and rhetorician, into his novel Slave of the Huns (the Hungarian title: A láthatatlan ember/The Invisible Man). This article focuses on the depiction of the diplomatic mission and the plotting and subsequent exposure of a conspiracy against Attila the Hun (c. 406–453). The second article will address the portrayal of prominent individuals and the elaborate diplomatic banquets. This article’s introductory section provides a brief overview of Priscus’ life and historical writings, and identifies editions of Priscus’s history that might have been accessible to Gárdonyi. While it is uncertain which editions Gárdonyi relied on to acquaint himself with Priscus’ fragments, it is evident that he had a thorough knowledge of them. A parallel reading of his novel and Priscus’ fragments clearly reveals that Gárdonyi incorporated these fragments into his work, remaining as faithful as possible to the historical data while enlivening the historian’s sparse records with the freedom of literary creativity.

• Details
• Contents