[188] It was also in 1914 that Macedonski commissioned for print his very first rondels and completed work on a tragedy play about Renaissance poet Dante Aligheri—known as La Mort de Dante in its French original, and Moartea lui Dante in the secondary Romanian version (both meaning "Dante's Death"). Vianu, Vol.II, p.357. [150], Like in the case of Eminescu's conflict with Macedonski, the polemic enlisted a negative response from the public. [17] The nostalgia he felt for the landscape later made him consider writing an Amărăzene ("Amaradians") cycle, of which only one poem was ever completed. [116] Also in 1886, he worked on his other Naturalist novellas: Zi de august ("August Day"), Pe drum de poștă ("On the Stagecoach Trail"), Din carnetul unui dezertor ("From the Notebook of a Deserter"), Între cotețe ("Amidst Hen Houses") and the eponymous Nicu Dereanu. [126][316] His fate is changed by a shipwreck, during which a girl, Caliope, reaches the island's shore. Pune-o talpă noroioasă pe popor și boierime, [252], While editing Oltul, Macedonski also completed his first prose writings. 14, 1854, in Bucharest; died there Nov. 24, 1920. Ever since that moment, Macedonski has generally been believed to be Duna, and as a result, was faced with much criticism from both readers and commentators. "[105], Macedonski eventually left Romania in 1884, visiting Paris. Books. [403] In 1975, a bust of Macedonski, the work of Constantin Foamete, was unveiled in Craiova.[3]. [57][305] Partly based on an earlier poem (Meka, named after the Arab city),[57][306] it tells the story of an emir, who, left unsatisfied by the shallow and opulent life he leads in Baghdad, decides to leave on pilgrimage. Download PDF Package. Căci până ieri a fost năuc [104] Arguing that Macedonski was "always in need of money" to use on his luxury items, poet Victor Eftimiu claimed: "He did not shy away from sending emphatic notes to the potentates of his day [...], flattering some, threatening others. [245] The imprint of Romanticism and such other sources was evident in Prima verba, which groups pieces that Macedonski authored in his early youth, the earliest of them being written when he was just twelve. [398] In the 2000s, the refrain of Noaptea de mai was mixed into a manea parody by Adrian Copilul Minune. That month, Literatorul published an epigram signed with the pseudonym Duna,[87] deriding an unnamed author who had lost his mind. [13] Vianu's contemporary, literary historian George Călinescu, postulated that, although the family had been absorbed into the ethnic and cultural majority, the poet's origin served to enrich local culture by linking it to a "Thracian" tradition and the spirit of "adventurers". "[302] Its anti-bourgeois attitude, literary historian Z. Ornea argues, was one of the meeting points between Macedonski and Junimism. Thomas C. Carlson, "Poe in Romania", in Lois Vines (ed. And faced with the wish, all things disappear, [162], Also in 1906, La Revue Musicale published his interview with Combarieu, through which the latter aimed to verify supposed connections between literary inspiration and musical sensitivity. 3/32. Soare's short career ended in 1928, before he turned nineteen, but his works have been featured in several retrospective exhibitions, including one organized by Alexis. [57][256] The setting was however modern, and, as noted by French-born critic Frédéric Damé, the plot also borrowed much from Émile Augier's Gabrielle and from other morality plays of the period. Born Mar. Both his son Alexis and grandson Soare were known painters. From the sublime to the trivial, that is what it should be. [24][352] Many first-generation disciples were to part with his guidelines early on, either by radicalizing their Symbolism or by stepping out of its confines. [151] The poet's associate Th. Macedonski was educated abroad and in Bucharest. "[318] According to Vianu, the book builds on Macedonski's earlier themes, replacing Naturalist observation with a metaphysical speculation about idealism. La un șvarț cu Eminescu și un divin narcotic cu Macedonski la Fialkowski Autor: Catalin Pena 25 decembrie 2020, 13:16 Polonezul Fialkowski a închiriat, în a doua parte a veacului al XIX-lea, parterul casei Török de pe str. [157] The same year, he drafted the plan for a world government, announcing that he had found sympathy for the cause throughout Europe. Excelsior also included Noaptea de ianuarie ("January Night"), which encapsulates one of his best-known political statements. As up to yesterday he had been dopey [281] Endorsing the theory and practice of Symbolism for much of his life, Macedonski retrospectively claimed to have been one of its first exponents. 10 was translated into French by the Journal des Débats, whose editors reportedly found it picturesque. Noaptea de decemvrie is the synthesis of his main themes and influences, rated by commentators as his "masterpiece". [62] Florescu parted with the group soon after, due to a disagreement with Macedonski, and was later attacked by the latter for allegedly accumulating academic posts. His stance was interpreted as collaborationism by his critics. Orientări ulterioare spre teozofie și filozofie socială ("Toward Occultism. Download Full PDF Package. [183], The poet founded Revista Critică ("The Critical Review"), which again closed after a short while, and issued the poetry volume Flori sacre ("Sacred Flowers"). [69], In parallel, Macedonski used the magazine to publicize his disagreement with the main Junimist voice, Convorbiri Literare. [336] Many of the pieces document the poet's final discoveries. 10 and Între cotețe. [251] Macedonski himself later voiced the claim, and referred to such a technique as "symphonic verse", "proteic verse", or, in honor of composer Richard Wagner, "Wagnerian verse". [92] In early 1883, he married Ana Rallet-Slătineanu. [52] Others were epic and patriotic in tone, with subjects such as Romanian victories in the Russo-Turkish War or the Imperial Roman sites along the Danube. Stefania Cristiana. [33] He eventually returned to Bucharest, where he entered the Faculty of Letters (which he never attended regularly). [115], By 1888, he was again sympathetic toward Blaremberg, whose dissident National Liberal faction had formed an alliance with the Conservatives, editing Stindardul Țărei (later Straja Țărei) as his supporting journal. [171], During Macedonski's absence, his style and work had come to be reviewed more positively, in particular by the young authors I. Dragoslav, Horia Furtună, Ion Pillat, Anastasie Mândru, Al. George Cosbuc (1866 - 1918) Managed by: Irina Macedonski: Last Updated: May 18, 2015 Cu ochi mici ca de ghierlan, Forgiveness! And he is the emir, and he owns each thing. [66] Another such figure was the intellectual V. A. Urechia, whom Macedonski made president of the Literatorul Society. [228], In Vianu's perspective, Macedonski's stance is dominated by a mixture of nostalgia, sensuality, lugubrious-grotesque imagery, and "the lack of bashfulness for antisocial sentiments" which compliments his sarcasm. [372] He also recounts that Macedonski himself treated Lovinescu with disdain, and once called him "a canary". [379] In his debut poems, Benjamin Fondane-Barbu Fundoianu occasionally followed Macedonski,[380] but, by 1920, stated that the Symbolist doyen merely imitated French models to the point of "parasitism". Macedonski published the progressive newspaper Oltul (1873-76). Anghelescu, p.15; Perpessicus, p.138-139, 266, 352, Vianu, Vol.I, p.296-299; Vol.III, p.385-386, Anghelescu, p.10; Călinescu, p.519; Nastasă, p.106; Vianu, Vol.II, p.353, Anghelescu, p.10; Călinescu, p.519, 520-521; Cernat, p.10; Perpessicius, p.138-139, 266, 352; Vianu, Vol.II, p.353-361, 387, Călinescu, p.533; Vianu, Vol.II, p.353-354, 391, Cernat, p.12; Sandqvist, p.197; Suciu, p.104, 109; Vianu, Vol.II, p.362; Vida, p.55, Cernat, p.10, 18; Suciu, p.102, 103-110; Vianu, Vol.II, p.362. Alexandru Macedonski (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru mat͡ʃeˈdonski]; also rendered as Al. State is fiction, and justice—an injustice Alexandru's grandfather Dimitrie and Dimitrie's brother Pavel participated in the 1821 uprising against the Phanariote administration, and in alliance with the Filiki Eteria; Dimitrie made the object of controversy when, during the final stage of the revolt, he sided with the Eteria in its confrontation with W… [126][317], In her review for Mercure de France, novelist Rachilde argued: "Very difficult to read, entirely developed in Symbolist manner [and] almost impossible to recount, obviously written in French but nevertheless obviously conceived by a Romanian (and what a spirited Romanian!). [366], In addition to his polemical portrayals in works by Alecsandri, Eminescu and Caragiale, Macedonski's career was an inspiration for various authors. [140] Traian Demetrescu, who recorded his visits with Macedonski, recalled his former mentor being opposed to his positivist take on science, claiming to explain the workings of the Universe in "a different way", through "imagination", but also taking an interest in Camille Flammarion's astronomy studies. "[52] In Calul arabului, Macedonski explores exotic and Levantine settings, using symbols which announce George Coșbuc's El-Zorab,[56][57] and the Venetian-themed Ithalo, which centers on episodes of betrayal and murder. His image acquired mythical proportions for his followers. [132] The magazine was additional proof of Macedonski's return to conservatism, and largely dedicated to defending the cause of Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Ghenadie, deposed by the Romanian Synod following a political scandal. [155], In his article of 1903, titled Spre ocultism. [105][146], The few issues of Literatorul that were printed in 1899-1900 saw the circle being joined by the young Symbolist poet Ștefan Petică. Paraphrased by Sandqvist, p.25, 199. Demetrescu later recalled being gripped by "tremors of emotion" upon first catching sight of Macedonski. [232] Literary historian Pompiliu Constantinescu concluded: "Macedonski could not resign; his one martyrdom was for Art, as the sole liberation from a tormented life. I was born into days when the moronic bourgeoisie [296] Following the examples of Baudelaire's Les paradis artificiels, but also echoing his readings from Paul Verlaine and Théophile Gautier, Macedonski left poems dealing with narcotics and substance abuse, at least some of which reflected his personal experience with nicotine and possibly other unnamed drugs. Pagina oficială a scriitorului Alexandru Macedonski, poet, prozator, dramaturg, teoretician şi critic literar. 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