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Born in Bucharest of peasant stock, Tudor Arghezi (1880-1967) was awarded Romania’s National Poetry Prize in 1946 and the State Prize for Poetry in 1956. The translators of this volume have endeavored not only to convey the spirit of the original Romanian, but to find an English equivalent for its sound. The English verse, printed facing the Romanian, conveys the distilled, metaphorical nature of a poetry that expresses a strong sense of ancestral continuity and apocalyptic visions of the world.
Originally published in 1976.
Originally published in 1976.
585 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1976
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About the author
Tudor Arghezi
111 books42 followersTudor Arghezi (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtudor arˈɡezi]; 21 May 1880 – 14 July 1967) was a Romanian writer, best known for his contribution to poetry and children's literature. Born Ion N. Theodorescu in Bucharest (where he also died), he explained that his pen name was related to Argesis, the Latin name for the Argeş River.
Arghezi is perhaps the most striking figure of Romanian interwar literature, and one of the major poets of the 20th century. The freshness of his vocabulary represents a most original synthesis between the traditional styles and modernism. He has left behind a vast oeuvre, which includes poetry, novels, essays, journalism, translations and letters.
The impact of his writings on Romanian poetic language was revolutionary, through his creation of unusual lyrical structures, new sub-genres in prose - such as the poetic novel, the "tablet" (tableta) and the "ticket" (biletul).[46] He excelled at powerful and concise formulations, the shock value of which he exploited to startle lazy or conformist thinking, and his writings abound in paradoxes, as well as metaphysical or religious arguments.[47] Evidencing the satirical genre's leading role throughout Arghezi's literary career, George Călinescu argued that it had become a contributing factor to much of his poetry and prose fiction.[48]
Arghezi re-established an aesthetic of the grotesque, and experimented at length with prosody.[43] In much of his poetry (notably in his Flori de mucigai and Hore), Arghezi also built upon a tradition of slang and argot usage, creating an atmosphere which, according to Călinescu, recalled the universe of Anton Pann, as well as those of Salvatore Di Giacomo and Cesare Pescarella.[49] He introduced a vocabulary of intentional ugliness and decay, with the manifest goal of extending the limits of poetic language, the major theme in his Cuvinte Potrivite; nevertheless, the other half of Arghezi's poetic universe was that of family life, childhood, and small familiar spaces, rendered in minutely detailed poems.[50] In an era when the idea of the impossibility of communication was fashionable, he stood against his contemporaries through his strong belief in the power of the written word to communicate ideas and feelings — he was described by Tudor Vianu as "a fighting poet, subject to attacks as well as returning them".[51]
Despite his association with the Communist regime, Arghezi is widely acknowledged as a major literary figure. His work has traditionally been a staple of Romanian literature textbooks for decades.
Arghezi is perhaps the most striking figure of Romanian interwar literature, and one of the major poets of the 20th century. The freshness of his vocabulary represents a most original synthesis between the traditional styles and modernism. He has left behind a vast oeuvre, which includes poetry, novels, essays, journalism, translations and letters.
The impact of his writings on Romanian poetic language was revolutionary, through his creation of unusual lyrical structures, new sub-genres in prose - such as the poetic novel, the "tablet" (tableta) and the "ticket" (biletul).[46] He excelled at powerful and concise formulations, the shock value of which he exploited to startle lazy or conformist thinking, and his writings abound in paradoxes, as well as metaphysical or religious arguments.[47] Evidencing the satirical genre's leading role throughout Arghezi's literary career, George Călinescu argued that it had become a contributing factor to much of his poetry and prose fiction.[48]
Arghezi re-established an aesthetic of the grotesque, and experimented at length with prosody.[43] In much of his poetry (notably in his Flori de mucigai and Hore), Arghezi also built upon a tradition of slang and argot usage, creating an atmosphere which, according to Călinescu, recalled the universe of Anton Pann, as well as those of Salvatore Di Giacomo and Cesare Pescarella.[49] He introduced a vocabulary of intentional ugliness and decay, with the manifest goal of extending the limits of poetic language, the major theme in his Cuvinte Potrivite; nevertheless, the other half of Arghezi's poetic universe was that of family life, childhood, and small familiar spaces, rendered in minutely detailed poems.[50] In an era when the idea of the impossibility of communication was fashionable, he stood against his contemporaries through his strong belief in the power of the written word to communicate ideas and feelings — he was described by Tudor Vianu as "a fighting poet, subject to attacks as well as returning them".[51]
Despite his association with the Communist regime, Arghezi is widely acknowledged as a major literary figure. His work has traditionally been a staple of Romanian literature textbooks for decades.
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August 17, 2015
Poate cel mai bun poet al nostru.
July 7, 2019
„Aveai un fel de noapte în ochi și-un fel de glas,
Că-n lupta de-a șoptitul, pe seară, m-ai rămas.
Într-adevăr, destinul e turburat de-o floare
Ieșită de neunde, necum și la-ntâmplare,
Și se trezește-n rouă din somnul ei închis,
Trecînd dintr-o visare tăcută într-alt vis.
Nici pravilele aspre, nici jugul lor nu pot
Să-mpiedice ivirea garoafelor detot.
E-o proaspătă năvală a noilor parfume.
Șarpele tău pătrunde, tîrîș, dintr-altă lume.”
~Scrisoare, Tudor Arghezi.
Ediția de la Cartea Românească vine în două volume, și cred eu, însumează o antologie completă a versurilor marelui poet, Tudor Arghezi. Oare necesită mai multe de spus? Un poet pe cât se poate de versatil.
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Că-n lupta de-a șoptitul, pe seară, m-ai rămas.
Într-adevăr, destinul e turburat de-o floare
Ieșită de neunde, necum și la-ntâmplare,
Și se trezește-n rouă din somnul ei închis,
Trecînd dintr-o visare tăcută într-alt vis.
Nici pravilele aspre, nici jugul lor nu pot
Să-mpiedice ivirea garoafelor detot.
E-o proaspătă năvală a noilor parfume.
Șarpele tău pătrunde, tîrîș, dintr-altă lume.”
~Scrisoare, Tudor Arghezi.
Ediția de la Cartea Românească vine în două volume, și cred eu, însumează o antologie completă a versurilor marelui poet, Tudor Arghezi. Oare necesită mai multe de spus? Un poet pe cât se poate de versatil.
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July 30, 2018
Well, I don't really enjoy poems so I don't really have an opinion, just a simple book. Again, from my teacher...! I am such of bored of this books...Ok so this was the review I hope you liked it and love u all. Please recommend me some books between 12 and 14 years old in the comments down below! Bye!
January 26, 2022
Căci dintr-un om, întreagă, nu vine niciodată
O singură bucată.
Și ce-a rămas dintr-însul se scoate pe lopată:
O labă, șoldul, brațul, întregi numai bucăți
De om, și zdrențe, sferturi, fărâme, jumătăți.
O singură bucată.
Și ce-a rămas dintr-însul se scoate pe lopată:
O labă, șoldul, brațul, întregi numai bucăți
De om, și zdrențe, sferturi, fărâme, jumătăți.
December 4, 2024
"Vreau să vorbim în graiuri desfăcute,
Si, dezlegînd cuvîntul de cuvinte,
S-alegem înțelesurile pe sărite."
(IATA, SUFLETULE ...)
Si, dezlegînd cuvîntul de cuvinte,
S-alegem înțelesurile pe sărite."
(IATA, SUFLETULE ...)
August 2, 2014
Nice reading.
April 14, 2023
Joc al vieții ce rămâne după moarte și al morții prevestită în timpul vieții, poezia "De-a v-ați ascuns" se strecoară în inima omului și îi reamintește acestuia ce înseamnă prețuirea.
February 18, 2025
,,Altarul ca să fie și pietrele să ție
Cer inima și viața zidite-n temelie." (Poetului necunoscut)
,,De ce nu poate gândul, ascuns în el, să tacă?" (Din taine)
Cer inima și viața zidite-n temelie." (Poetului necunoscut)
,,De ce nu poate gândul, ascuns în el, să tacă?" (Din taine)
August 16, 2019
If I am to grade it from 1 to 5, I give it a 3. Not every line if full of beauty, but don't forget that "ugliness" is an aesthetic category as well. (Flori de mucegai)
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