THE FAIRY TALE OF THE BEING (BASMUL FIINȚEI) – CONSTANTIN AND RAFAIL NOICA
THE FAIRY TALE OF THE BEING (BASMUL FIINȚEI) – CONSTANTIN AND RAFAIL NOICA
Author(s): Alexandru StănescuSubject(s): Literary Texts, Romanian Literature, Philology, Hermeneutics, Theory of Literature
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: fairy tale; Romanian folklore; Constantin Noica; Rafail Noica; Hermeneutics;
Summary/Abstract: This article proposes a new reading of the classic Romanian fairy tale “Everlasting Youth and Endless Life” (“Tinerețe fără bătrânețe și viață fără de moarte”), collected by Petre Ispirescu in 1862. A hermeneutics of this text was published in 1978, under the name “The fairy tale of the being”, by Romanian philosopher Constantin Noica. His son – Hieromonk Rafail Noica, is an important contemporary theologian, following the teachings of Saint Sophrony Sakharov. The fairy tale will be analyzed through a tri-conceptual lens: the philosophy of Constantin Noica, the theology of his son - Hieromonk Rafail Noica, and a reinterpretation that critically integrates these visions.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 1615-1625
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Romanian