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Alexandru Lapusneanu
Alexandru Lapusneanu, by Costache Negruzzi, is the first romantic novel of historical inspiration in Romanian literature, a masterpiece of its kind and a model for authors who cultivated it later.
The novel describes a short bloody episode in the history of post-medieval Moldavia, namely the second reign of Alexander Lapusneanu (1564–1568). The author is inspired by the chronicles of Grigore Ureche (1590-1647).
Costache Negruzzi has the ability to place the reader in the middle of events. You will be surprised by the twists and turns of the story and you will feel with the characters every experience with great intensity.
The novel describes a short bloody episode in the history of post-medieval Moldavia, namely the second reign of Alexander Lapusneanu (1564–1568). The author is inspired by the chronicles of Grigore Ureche (1590-1647).
Costache Negruzzi has the ability to place the reader in the middle of events. You will be surprised by the twists and turns of the story and you will feel with the characters every experience with great intensity.
33 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 4, 2022
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About the author
Costache Negruzzi
13 books3 followersConstantin Negruzzi (1808–24 August 1868) was a Romanian poet, novelist, translator, playwright and politician.
He studied at home with a Greek teacher. He admitted in a later article that he learnt Romanian by himself, from a book written by Petru Maior. During the 1821 Revolution, his family took refuge in Chişinău, Bessarabia, where he met Alexander Pushkin and became interested in literature.
Notable among his writings are his memoirs - Amintiri din juneţe ("Memories of youth") - and his historical writings, Fragmente istorice ("Historical fragments"), Negru pe alb ("Black on white"), Aprodul Purice. He translated some of the ballads of Victor Hugo, some of Thomas Moore's poetry and Antioch Kantemir's poetry. Negruzzi wrote two plays, Muza de la Burdujeni ("The Muse of Burdujeni") and Cârlani ("Lambs"), while translating several other plays.
He studied at home with a Greek teacher. He admitted in a later article that he learnt Romanian by himself, from a book written by Petru Maior. During the 1821 Revolution, his family took refuge in Chişinău, Bessarabia, where he met Alexander Pushkin and became interested in literature.
Notable among his writings are his memoirs - Amintiri din juneţe ("Memories of youth") - and his historical writings, Fragmente istorice ("Historical fragments"), Negru pe alb ("Black on white"), Aprodul Purice. He translated some of the ballads of Victor Hugo, some of Thomas Moore's poetry and Antioch Kantemir's poetry. Negruzzi wrote two plays, Muza de la Burdujeni ("The Muse of Burdujeni") and Cârlani ("Lambs"), while translating several other plays.
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