Bartha, Katalin Ágnes (2010) Shakespeare Erdélyben : XIX. századi magyar nyelvű recepció. Irodalomtörténeti füzetek . Argumentum Kiadó, Budapest. ISBN 978-963-446-564-5
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This monograph investigates the reception of Shakespeare in nineteenth-century Transylvania within the broader context of Hungarian literary and theatrical culture. Drawing on archival materials, theatre playbills, library catalogues, borrowing registers, manuscripts, and press sources, the study reconstructs how Shakespeare’s works circulated, were read, translated, and performed in the region. The book approaches reception history through two interconnected perspectives. First, it examines the reading culture surrounding Shakespeare in educational institutions and libraries in Cluj/Kolozsvár, identifying the audiences, translators, and mediating institutions that contributed to the diffusion of Shakespeare’s works. Second, it analyses the emergence of Shakespeare on the Transylvanian stage, focusing on dramaturgical adaptation, acting practices, stage technology, and the role of key actors and theatre managers. Special attention is devoted to early nineteenth-century theatrical experiments, the adaptation of Shakespeare’s plays to Hungarian theatrical conventions, and the institutional development of the theatre in Kolozsvár. Through detailed case studies, such as early productions of Macbeth, Othello, and The Taming of the Shrew, the book highlights the interaction between translation, performance practices, and audience expectations. By combining literary history with theatre historiography, the study contributes to understanding how Shakespeare became integrated into Hungarian cultural life in Transylvania. It demonstrates that Shakespeare’s reception in the region was shaped not only by translation and literary interpretation but also by institutional structures, performance traditions, and the evolving professionalization of the theatre.
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