Marta Petreu
Marta Petreu is the pen name of Rodica Marta Vartic, née Rodica Crisan (born 14 March 1955), a Romanian philosopher, literary critic, essayist and poet. A professor of philosophy at the Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, she has published eight books of essays and seven of poetry, and is the editor of the monthly magazine Apostrof. Petreu is also noted as a historian of fascism, which she notably dealt with in her book about the controversial stances of philosopher Emil Cioran (An Infamous Past: E. Cioran and the Rise of Fascism in Romania, 1999).
Marta Petreu
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- Name
- Marta Petreu
- Birth Name
- Rodica Crişan
- Born
- 14 March 1955
- Birthplace
- Jucu, Romania
- Occupation
- * Philosopher
- Nationality
- Romania
- Fields
- essay
- Languages
- Romanian
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Marta Petreu is the pen name of Rodica Marta Vartic, née Rodica Crisan (born 14 March 1955), a Romanian philosopher, literary critic, essayist and poet. A professor of philosophy at the Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, she has published eight books of essays and seven of poetry, and is the editor of the monthly magazine Apostrof. Petreu is also noted as a historian of fascism, which she notably dealt with in her book about the controversial stances of philosopher Emil Cioran (An Infamous Past: E. Cioran and the Rise of Fascism in Romania, 1999).
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• Name — Marta Petreu • Birth Name — Rodica Crişan • Born — 14 March 1955 • Birthplace — Jucu, Romania • Occupation — * Philosopher • literary critic • essayist • poet
Novels
Novels
• Acasă, pe cîmpia Armaghedonului, 2011 • Supa de la miezul nopţii, 2017
Presence in English language anthologies
Presence in English language anthologies
• Testament - 400 Years of Romanian Poetry - 400 de ani de poezie românească - bilingual edition - Daniel Ioniță (editor and principal translator) with Daniel Reynaud, Adriana Paul & Eva Foster - Editura Minerva, 2019 - • Romanian Poetry from its Origins to the Present - bilingual edition English/Romanian- Daniel Ioniță (editor and principal translator) with Daniel Reynaud, Adriana Paul and Eva Foster - Australian-Romanian Academy Publishing - 2020 -; LCCN - 202090783
Marta Petreu in February 2011.
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Essayst and historian of philosophy
• Teze neterminate, 1991 • Jocurile manierismului logic, 1995 • Ionescu în ţara tatălui, 2001 • Filosofia lui Caragiale, 2003 • Blaga, între legionari şi comunişti (Blaga, between legionnaires and communists), 2021
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