Palicsi eszmecserék Tolnai Ottó Szeméremékszerek 2. Az úr pantallója című regényében. A szerző, a szereplők és az olvasók szempontjai
Dialogues from Palics in Ottó Tolnai’s Modesty Jewellery 2. The Lord’s Trousers. The Author’s, Characters’, and the Readers' Perspectives

Author(s): Zsombor Lábadi
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: cultural mediation; accumulation; fusion; exchange of ideas;
Summary/Abstract: The study examines the narrative characteristics of Ottó Tolnai’s novel “Szeméremékszerek 2. Az úr pantallója” (“Modesty Jewellery 2. The Lord’s Trousers”), highlighting how the narrator, standing above the events, is followed by recurring narrative patterns and techniques. In Tolnai’s works, numerous smaller episodes, lyrical insertions, and commentaries appear, which together shape the world of the novel. The author’s voice is often complemented or counterbalanced by the characters’ remarks, and the relationships between the characters and the narrator can be described using the concept of naturalization, because strange, marginal figures become part of the narrative’s natural order. According to Jonathan Culler’s theory, these unusual narrative patterns become familiar, and their cultural and artistic significance can be interpreted. On the periphery, “infaustus” (unfortunate) heroes in Tolnai’s prose gain emphasis, and the customs, concepts of beauty and values of the local community become important points of reference.The study also examines the relationship between the narrator and the characters from the perspective of mediation: even when the boundary between the narrator and author is often blurred, the local culture, traditions, and community values are mediated through the narrative. The peculiarities of the periphery and the everyday experiences of marginal lives become central. Tolnai’s region thus appears as a unique, poetic world, where the author’s sensitivity and the values of the community and the individual both receive significant emphasis.

• Details
• Contents