A szegény kisgyermek panaszai by Dezső Kosztolányi

4 I also find it important that interiors frequently occur in these articles. 3 He describes well-mannered speaking as “bonbons” the function of which is to “sweeten the bitter taste we sometimes have in our mouths and to express our real opinion with them” ( Jó emberek, 1908).

Kosztolányi compares the ice drifts of the Danube to things like “glass beads, white ice-cream, cake-decoration” ( Duna, 1914). 7 Oscar Wilde, The Decay of Lying, on 05.07 (.)ĢIn Kosztolányi’s early articles, it is remarkable that pieces of the material culture very often appear as decorative elements.6 Joris-Karl Huysmans, A különc, translated by Dezső Kosztolányi, Szeged, 2002, pp.by Pál Réz, Budapest, Szépirodalmi, 1969, p. 4 Kosztolányi Dezső, Álom és ólom, ed.by Pál Réz, Budapest, Szépirodalmi, 1970, p.

It also shows that the Kosztolányi’s articles can be examined from a literary point of view. Mihály Szegedy-Maszák emphasizes that, in these early articles, there are thematic similarities to the novels of Kosztolányi and also underlines – referring to Miklós Szabolcsi 2 – that the short stories of the turn of the century were influenced by the feuilleton genre. Mihály Szegedy-Maszák, in his study on the early articles of Kosztolányi – although he primarily discusses the intellectual interest of the writer – also mentions the literary aspects of these texts 1. Although they are journalistic writings, they can be discussed as literary texts as well. These articles, however, deserve more interest, since the aestheticism of the turn of the century stands out in such a significant way, something which this paper tries to prove. It is understandable that, in comparison with such masterpieces as the Esti Kornél short stories or the volume of poems Számadás (1935), these articles do not stand out. However, his early articles have not been sufficiently examined in Hungarian reference literature. (.)ġDezső Kosztolányi (1885-1936) is one of the greatest Hungarian writers in the first third of the 20 th century.

2 Miklós Szabolcsi, Wandlungen im ungarischen Feuilletonstil um die Jahrhundertwende, in “Kakanien”.

1 Mihály Szegedy-Maszák, A fiatal Kosztolányi újságírói értékrendje, in Szegedy-Maszák, Kosztolányi (.).

A szegény kisgyermek panaszai by Dezső Kosztolányi