A FORGOTTEN WRITER: NICOLAE BELDICEANU AND THE PATRIARCHAL OUTSKIRTS
A FORGOTTEN WRITER: NICOLAE BELDICEANU AND THE PATRIARCHAL OUTSKIRTS
Author(s): Dana MateiSubject(s): Literary Texts, Studies of Literature, Romanian Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: mahala; sămănătorism; short story;
Summary/Abstract: The present article aims to save from oblivion a writer who even since his literary debut in 1905 with the volume of short stories “Chipuri de la mahala” turns his attention to the destiny of humble people in the outskirts of the city. This will be a new theme which will be dealt with in literature only in the period between the two wars. The peripherical space of the “mahala” will represent the bridge towards the epic of the city, many of the Romanian writers finding their inspiration in the urban environment, trying to rehabilitate artistically ordinary people by no means inferior through the intensity of their feeling and experiences, despite their cruel, rude or instinctive ways.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 309-314
- Page Count: 6
- Language: Romanian