Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VII, 1951 Literature

Madách, Imre

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MADÁCH, IMRE. - Hungarian playwright, b. at Alsostregova on 21 Jan. 1823, d. there on 4 Oct. 1864.

His only great work is Az ember tragédiája ("The Tragedy of Man"), which combines philosophical depth with a rare poetic perfection. Its main protagonists are Adam, Eve and Lucifer; the work consists of a series of events in which Providence never allows evil to triumph. The Lord's closing words: "I have told you, man, fight and trust!" give a light of hope to the eternal human drama. This work, which is rightly called the Hungarian Faust, despite its excessive length, is often performed in Hungary and sometimes also abroad. M., who died relatively young, left many other important works in the project stage.

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BIBL.: V. Géza, M. I. e la tragedia dell'uomo, Budapest 1914; J. Barta, I. M., ivi 1942; W. Margendorff, I. M., die Tragédie des Menschen, Würzburg 1942.

Alessandro Alessandrini

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), col. 1784.

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Alessandro Alessandrini. “Madách, imre.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 1784. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/madach-imre.

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Alessandro Alessandrini. “Madách, imre.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 1784. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/madach-imre.

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  author    = {Alessandro Alessandrini},
  title     = {Madách, imre},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VII},
  pages     = {1784},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/madach-imre}
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