NICOLAE CONSTANTIN BATZARIA: (1) ABOUT HAPLEA (GOBBLES) AND (2) ABOUT THE ROOTS OF ROMANIAN PLAY WRITER – ION LUCA CARAGIALE
NICOLAE CONSTANTIN BATZARIA: (1) ABOUT HAPLEA (GOBBLES) AND (2) ABOUT THE ROOTS OF ROMANIAN PLAY WRITER – ION LUCA CARAGIALE

Summary/Abstract: The first part of this article provides a possible insight into Haplea's adventures not just by reading it as a children's story but also by analyzing Nicolae Constatin Batzaria's satires about humanity in the following books: Haplea (“Gobbles”, 1926), Haplea la Bucureşti(“Gobbles in Bucharest”, 1928), Haplea la şcoală (“Gobbles at school”, 1931), Haplea în străinătate (“Gobbles went abroad”, 1932), Nouile păţanii ale lui Haplea (“The new adventures of Gobbles”, 1934), Haplea la stăpân (“Gobbles and his Master”, 1938), Haplea. Păţanii din tinereţe (“Gobbles. Youthful adventures”,1941). In the second part of this article the reader is informed that Ion Luca Caragiale, a well known Romanian play writer, was always puzzled regarding his roots. In some of his private letters he mentioned different places that he seemed to originate from. This lead to many controversies amongst his fellow colleagues, friends and even enemies. Over time, the biographical details of the writer Ion Luca Caragiale’s life was done chronologically, focusing mainly on the controversial and little-known details related to the writer's origin. Approaches such as the article entitled “The Comedies of Mr. I.L. Caragiale” (an essential text signed by TituMaiorescu), Caragiale's transition from writer to brewer, the legend of his emotional instability or the exile from Berlin, are topics that have been of particular interest among those concerned with knowing the biography of this great Romanian cultural personality. This article also provides a brief discussion regarding the roots of the Romanian play writer - Ion Luca Caragiale. Firstly, Caragiale’s own statement with regards to his Greek roots will be discussed. Afterwards, the Macedonian writer, Nicolae Constantin Batzaria’s two assumptions concerning Caragiale’s origins will be explored.

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