Petőfi’s Political Memory from Dualism to the Present Day
Discussion and Reading
As the first event of the “Petőfi Mirages” series, András Mink talks to literary historian István Margócsy and historian Péter Csunderlik about Petőfi's political memory. The selected excerpts will be read by Gergely Váradi and Janka Veszelovszki.
Would Petőfi have said hurrah to Franz Joseph after the Reunification, as Mór Jókai imagined? Was he a socialist or a nationalist and Christian? Was Petőfi a Communist? The discussion, interspersed with readings, traces the ways in which successive political courses tried to mold Petőfi in their own image.
Participants: István Margócsy, literary historian, and Péter Csunderlik, historian
Moderated by: András Mink
Gergely Váradi and Janka Veszelovszki will read the selected excerpts.
The event is in Hungarian.
The event is open to the public and participation is free, but registration is required. Further information: https://osaarchivum.org.
The video recording of this event is available on Blinken OSA Archivum’s YouTube Channel.