László F. Földényi

László F. Földényi (born 19 April 1952 in Debrecen)[1] is a Hungarian critic, essayist and art theorist.

In an essay on melancholia, noted writer Péter Nádas suggests that as a practicing melancholic, Földényi has written a book that ‘provides a realization [about melancholy] similar to the one modern astronomy reaches about black holes’.

[6] Dostoyevsky Reads Hegel in Siberia and Bursts into Tears is a collection of Földényi’s essays spanning the two decades to 2015.

The book is considered by some critics to be a critique with religious undertones[7] of an overly rational Enlightenment tradition.

'[8] In spite of these criticisms, the essays can be considered a demonstration of the author's erudition and knowledge of intellectual history.