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Degree: PhD

Duration of the course: 6 semesters

Language of tuition: English/Hungarian/German/French/Italian/Russian etc. depending on the course of your choice

Description of the programme: Part of the programme concentrates on traditional forms of study of literary works, the exploration, recovery and publication of unknown or hitherto unavailable texts of Hungarian and European literature. The significance of these projects is underlined by the circumstances dictated by history: Hungarian literary and cultural historians had been unable to fully explore earlier literary sources by the early 20th century, and the collections which remained outside the new borders of Hungary, abruptly redrawn by the Trianon Peace Treaty, became unavailable for further research. Also, the reinterpretation of the romantic notions of national literature and the inclusion of texts written in languages other than Hungarian as integral parts of Hungarian literature gave an enormous boost to the research of texts written in Latin in the 15–18th centuries.

Scholars in Szeged engaged in the research of literary works have been constantly aware of issues posed by literary theory. Workshops of vast importance have been forming here from time to time since the early 1960s, initially with commitment to linguistics and/or semiotics. By today the concerns of most poststructuralist movements have also been integrated into their conceptual frameworks. As a result, numerous original works have been published, earning international recognition. The majority of definitive works of theoretical works have been published in Hungarian translation as well.

In line with the School’s versatile character, most major branches of modern philology have also created workshops – with the lamentable exception of Hispanic literature – and each workshop integrates approaches of literary history and/or theory to varying degrees. The School now has programmes in British and American literature and culture, German, French, Italian, Russian literature and comparative literature, the latter covering the literature of neighbouring nations (Polish, Czech, Serbian, Croatian and Romanian) as well.

Application procedure

• Application requirements: MA diploma in Literature, advanced or at least intermediate level certified by internationally accredited language examination (TOEFL/IELTS/GRE/Other)
• Application deadline: February
• Application fee: 150 EUR
• Registration fee: 200 EUR
• Tution fee: 3500 EUR/ 4200 USD per semester
  
• Entrance examination fee: 250 EUR

For further information please contact:

Prof. Katalin Szőke DSc

Faculty of Arts, Institute of Slavic Studies, Department of Old Russian Filology

Phone/Fax: +36-62-544-160

E-mail: kszoke@lit.u-szeged.hu

Website: www.u-szeged.hu/doctoral