Reading notes

• Only a Joke §5 Szontágh

  Pál Szontágh (1820–1904), Madách's close friend and confidant, to whom Csak tréfa is dedicated; the dedication — 'laying down my pen, lest I despair over mankind: I thought of you' — identifies him as the single trustworthy figure in the author's circle.

• Correspondence §6 Szontágh Pál

  Pál Szontágh (1820–1904), Madách's close friend and confidant, to whom Csak tréfa is dedicated; the dedication — 'laying down my pen, lest I despair over mankind: I thought of you' — identifies him as the single trustworthy figure in the author's circle.