Some Comments on the Universe of Names in the Literary Works of Veza Canetti

Abstract

In the introduction to the present thesis, I present an overview of the fundamental concepts of literary onomastics relevant to my study is provided. This is followed by a detailed analysis of the names of characters and locations in Veza Canetti's short stories and novel, with a particular emphasis on their characterising, text-forming and constellation-creating functions. The analysis will also highlight the associative and interpretative domains of aptronyms (characterizing names) and their constitutive systems. The text will also illustrate the characteristics of the concept of naming in the works of Canetti Veza through some examples, and outline the dilemmas that arise in the translation of names into Hungarian.The hypothesis that the coherent concept of naming (or rather of namelessness) is the essential basis for the creation of the textual world in Veza Canetti's works is also put forward.