Antilethe – a magazine for the remembrance 
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Antilethe – o revistă pentru rememorarea exilului românesc
Antilethe – a magazine for the remembrance of the Romanian exile

Author(s): Camelia Zăbavă
Subject(s): Romanian Literature, Book-Review
Published by: Språk- och litteraturcentrum, Lunds Universitet
Keywords: literary magazine; Romanian exile; oblivion; restitutio; cultural activity;

Summary/Abstract: A literary magazine having a distinct character among all Romanian publications is Antilethe. Its name remind us of the Lethe River (the river of oblivion in Greek mythology) because the main purpose of the founder – Mihaela Albu – together with the editorial board - is an act of restitutio. In short – to bring into attention of the contemporary readers the cultural activity of the Romanian intellectuals from exile. Each issue has a specific subject - Vintilă Horia (no. 1), Mircea Popescu (no. 2), Ștefan Baciu (no. 3) and Camilian Demetrescu (no. 4). Our presentation is mainly focused on the life and activity of the great artist Camilian Demetrescu.

  • Issue Year: 2/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 204-206
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Romanian