ÎNCEPUTURILE AVENTURII LUI E. A. POE ÎN LIMBA ROMÂNĂ
THE BEGINNINGS OF E. A. POE'S ADVENTURE IN THE ROMANIAN LANGUAGE

Summary/Abstract: Edgar Allan Poe is one of the complex literary personalities of the world, a distinct, original voice, with multiple echoes in the works of writers from various corners of the planet. He also strongly influenced the writings of Romanian authors, some of whom were strong and authentic enough not to be mere imitators. The American author became known mainly through translations, the French ones playing an essential role. In the second part of the nineteenth century, E. A. Poe was read by important names of the Romanian literature, and his writings, at first the prose in particular, were translated and reproduced in various publications. The present study gathers the results of intense research to present, in as much detail as possible, the first appearances of the American writer's works in the Romanian language and the influences that emerged from this process.

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