Imre Madách
Paperback | Pages: 272 pages Rating: 4.21 | 1804 Users | 44 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Az ember tragédiája |
| ISBN: | 9631345335 (ISBN13: 9789631345339) |
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Although considered one of the hallmarks of Hungarian literature, Imre Madách's The Tragedy of Man is virtually unknown in the West (or the East for that matter). Imagine a work resembling Milton's Paradise Lost and Goethe's and Marlowe's recounting of the Faust legend. Adam and Eve have been cast out of Paradise. Instead of slinking away as he does in Genesis, Lucifer takes Adam through different periods of history, and even into a Fourierist future in which everyone lives in Phalansteries run by scientists -- and even beyond into the wastes of outer space.Adam always has hope that somewhere there is a future that gives life meaning. Lucifer's role is to constantly dash Adam's hopes into the dust. In the end, Lucifer wafts Adam back to his hut where he lives with Eve outside of Eden; and God puts in a minatory appearance, warning Adam that some knowledge is not appropriate for him. But isn't that why Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden fruit?
Madách's work is given me a lot to think about. It is on one hand a dark work, and on the other a splendid one that celebrates the quest of man for meaning in his life.
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| Title | : | The Tragedy of Man |
| Author | : | Imre Madách |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 272 pages |
| Published | : | September 28th 1998 by Corvina Books (first published 1860) |
| Categories | : | European Literature. Hungarian Literature. Classics. Plays. Fiction. Drama. Cultural. Hungary. Literature |
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When I think back to living in Hungary versus living in America, there is an odd reflection on the major theme in my life. The former place gave solution and the latter gives the problem to me.This false fancy does not tempt by all means,I know, the aim I shall hundred times not reach.That is nothing. Really, what's the aim?Aim is always the break of heroic fight,Death is the aim and life is the struggle,And man's aim has been this struggle itself.
In this monumental play Madách takes his protagonist Adam from the Fall through all the major epochs and settings of history, including Egypt, Athens, Constantinople, Prague, and London all the way to futuristic utopias, to experience the major philosophical, social, political and existential struggles of humanity. While each surrounding situation presents different types of challenges, the constant struggle is always based on the ever present conflict of the human experience. A true
One of the most monumental pieces of Hungarian literature. Incredibly innovative for its time. History, religious pondering and science-fiction molded into one long poem. Still entertaining, wise and thought-provoking.
Love, love, love this one ^.^ It's every thing that Milton's Paradise Lost is not & provides a unique twist on the Faust legend. Hmm... could this be my favourite Faust adaptation?? The philosophy, theology, journey through time & reincarnation elements could make me favour this over the others. The poetic lines are steeped in meaning that resonates more with each glance. Basically, this little drama is by a Hungarian author. Madach took Adam & Eve on a journey through all of human
One of my favourite books that I had to read at school. Lucifer is an all-time love for me.
This was mentioned in The Making of the Atomic Bomb, and because, somewhere hidden in these piles of math books, and papers to grade, and laundry, there is a degree in comparative literature (specializing in long poems no one else has read), I have decided that I simply must read this.
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