"When the Mountains Have Waves like the Ocean" Cover Image

"Oceanica tălăzuire a munţilor"
"When the Mountains Have Waves like the Ocean"

Author(s): G.I. Tohăneanu
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Uniunea Scriitorilor din România
Keywords: the sea-ocean family in ancient Rome time; synonimical series; marine terminology; Romanian writers and marine area in their works;

Summary/Abstract: G. I. Tohăneanu offers the reader an extremely well-documented study on the words that make up the "sea-ocean" family, along with their etimology. He identifies the terms that circulated in the perimeter of ancient Italy, quoting from the famous poets of the time. The researcher also takes into account a series of Romanian writers who skillfully illustrated the marine area in their works, by means of using or creating specific terms of reference.

  • Issue Year: 2002
  • Issue No: 06
  • Page Range: 22
  • Page Count: 1
  • Language: Romanian