Nicolae Davidescu
Illustration — Drawing of Davidescu, by Ștefan Dimitrescu (1926) Nicolae Davidescu (nikoˈla.e daviˈdesku; October 24, 1888 – June 12, 1954) was a Romanian symbolist poet and novelist.
Nicolae Davidescu
Ștefan Dimitrescu · Universul Literar, 6/1926 · Public domain
- Born
- 1888 · Bucharest.
- Died
- 1954 · Bucharest.
- Nationality
- Romania
- Occupation
- poet · novelist · literary critic · translator · writer
- Languages
- Romanian
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Illustration — Drawing of Davidescu, by Ștefan Dimitrescu (1926) Nicolae Davidescu (nikoˈla.e daviˈdesku; October 24, 1888 – June 12, 1954) was a Romanian symbolist poet and novelist.
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Poetry
Poetry
• 1910: La fântâna Castaliei ("At Castalia's Well") - parnassianist poems • 1916: Inscripţii ("Engravings") - influenced by Charles Baudelaire • 1928 – 1937: Cântecul omului ("The Song of Man") - recreating of the world history, influenced by La Légende des siècles (Victor Hugo).
Novel
Novel
• 1912: Zâna din fundul lacului ("The Fairy at the Bottom of the Lake") - an exercise in symbolism; • 1915: Sfinxul ("The Sphinx") • 1928: Vioara mută ("The Muted Violin") - influenced by social psychology;
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1888
Nicolae Davidescu born at Bucharest.
1954
Nicolae Davidescu died at Bucharest.
Literary criticism
Two collections of his literary criticism were published posthumously: • 1975: Aspecte şi direcţii literare ("Literary Conventions and Directions") • 1977: Poezii, teatru, proză ("Poetry, Drama, Prose"). Nicolae Davidescu collaborated at Viața Românească.
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Nicolae Davidescu is recorded as poet, novelist, literary critic, translator and writer.
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