«Elegy Here and Beyond». Genres, Canons, and Lyric Variations in Central European Modern and Contemporary Poetry through János Pilinszky’s Œuvre
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This paper, an excerpt from my forthcoming monograph on contemporary Hungarian elegy, explores the Baudelairean and Rilkean roots of the genre. Drawing on French modernism, I examine the Hungarian reception of Baudelaire from the perspective of lyric poetry and genre history. This approach is reflected both in the theoretical introductory chapter—focusing on the elegy, anti-elegy, self-elegy, and the elegiac-ironic modality—and in the historical-poetic overview, which traces his reception from its beginnings to contemporary adaptations. My research in this field was the first to introduce the concept of the ‘elegiac-ironic modality’, tracing its historical roots back, among other sources, to Baudelaire’s notion of spleen. A central focus of this study is the transmission of Baudelairean elegy into Hungarian lyric poetry, a question investigated here through the work of János Pilinszky, one of the foremost poets of Hungarian modernism.
Source: Studi Finno-Ugrici, n.s.
Author: Szávai, Dorottya
Institution: Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7213758012
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