ASSUMING THE DESTINY OR THE TRAGIC IN HISTORY IN PETRU RARES OR LOCȚIITORUL BY HORIA LOVINESCU
ASSUMING THE DESTINY OR THE TRAGIC IN HISTORY IN PETRU RARES OR LOCȚIITORUL BY HORIA LOVINESCU

Summary/Abstract: The play Petru Rareș or Locțiitorul enriches the historical drama that approaches the voivode myth, Horia Lovinescu offering a personal reinterpretation of it. The voivode is seen, first of all, as a human having both qualities and inner struggles. The humanity is significantly outlined in the play, the ruler being conscious that the History has to be fulfilled no matter the individual struggle. Petru Rareș has the awareness that he is only a “sitter” for Ștefan cel Mare, or even more for Aurochs’ from Moldova’s coat of arms. The voivode symbolizes the self alienation and the belated self finding. The life he lives proves him that the destiny is an implacable force and the individual cannot avoid it. The main character’s deep humanity, the mingle between sacred and profane and his opening towards Europe transform him in a memorable hero of the Romanian historical drama.

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