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ABSTRACTS
IBOLYA MaczAk
The legend of the antelope.
A Pilinszky symbol
In Pilinszky’s poems, plays, and in his unrealized film and novel drafts we find
an antelope — together with many other, related motifs. In my study I use several
groups of sources to explore what it might mean in Pilinszky’s symbolic language,
and how it is connected to the works of Rilke, the music of György Kurtág, the
material of the Christian Museum in Esztergom — and a tapestry in Paris.
ERIKA N. MANDL
Ihe effect of Janos Pilinszky’s theatrical essays and dramaturgy
on the contemporary theatrical experiments
The first period of theatre critic activity (september 1942 — April 1943) is linked to
the Catholic literary weekly Elet (Life). The majority of Pilinszky’s theatrical
journalism was published in the weekly Uj Ember (New Man) (August 1958. —
September 1974). Pilinszky was a contributor of the weekly until his death. In the
study — beside these two decisive papers — we speak about essays and radio¬
performances of Pilinszky published in other papers and magazines (Vigilia, etc.).
The study primarily deals with the theatre-critic style of the author and it examines
the documentary value of the criticism from the point of view of history of theatre.
The study also deals with those early literary-theatrical-film effects that could
influence the chosen focuses and ways of seeing things in the author’s criticism.
The second part of the study is a side-glance at the effect history, and it explores
the impact ofthe essays on Pilinszky’s dramas, the theatrical effects on them, and
there is a review about the contemporary playwrights and directors that were
influenced by Pilinszky himself.
VERA PRONTVAI
Ihe liturgy of the metaphor
János Pilinszky saw the power of Robert Wilsons theatre in its ability to integrate
a world in disarray, like poetry, in a world in disintegration. In the poets view, it is
poetry that allows the performance to be truly present on stage. Pilinszky’s writings
reveal that theatre, which he considered poetic, strives to capture timelessness,
stories and states told in images that break with linear time. Since the field of
meaning of poetic theatre is diverse, I will attempt to outline the form of theatre
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