G. Coșbuc (1866-1918) (I) un poet ignorat
The present study evokes the artistic profile of George Coșbuc (1866-1918), a poet obstinately ignored by postmodern criticism, after he was popularized for decades by didactic criticism. All the notable representatives of the Romanian literary criticism – from Maiorescu, Gherea, Iorga to E. Lovines...
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Editura Academiei Române
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Revista de Istorie și Teorie Literară |
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| Online Access: | https://ritl.ro/pdf/2020/1_E_Simion.pdf |
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| Summary: | The present study evokes the artistic profile of George Coșbuc (1866-1918), a poet obstinately ignored by postmodern criticism, after he was popularized for decades by didactic criticism. All the notable representatives of the Romanian literary criticism – from Maiorescu, Gherea, Iorga to E. Lovinescu and G. Călinescu have expressed themselves on a work in which the fixed form of the verses is confounded with the poet’s idyllic, rural, celebratory lyricism. George Coșbuc zealously spreads the truth and mythology of his kin in mostly celebratory, encouraging volumes. The image of this poet is that of a strong moralist poet, an educated moralist that emerged from the philosophy of existence of the old (mythical) Romanian village, further enriched by his rich and diverse readings. A moderate and temperate poet, always positive (as he chooses to view and recommend the good side of things, the positive moral from the life’s parables), understanding and gentle in counselling. The author of Ballads and idylls is a true classic of the spirituality of the rural world and, if we look past the innocence and the repetitions that indeed abound in the easy verses, he is also a classic of our classicism, with his starting point being the philosophy of existence of the Romanian village and, in subtext, its mythology. |
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| ISSN: | 0034-8392 3061-4201 |