place
Vág River
Vág
also: Vág, Váh, Waag
The Vág (Váh), a major river in northern Hungary (now Slovakia) flowing past Trencsén; in Madách's essay it is both the scenic backdrop and a metaphor for time's indifferent passage.
Reading notes
- The Last Days of Csák §4 Vág
The Vág (Váh) River runs through Trencsén county; Csák's command to cast his armory-key into the Vág dramatizes his final abdication.
- First Attempts (Juvenilia) §126 Vág
The Vág (Váh), a major river in northern Hungary (now Slovakia) flowing past Trencsén; in Madách's essay it is both the scenic backdrop and a metaphor for time's indifferent passage.