Eugen Simion and the
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Eugen Simion și proba revizuirilor estetice
Eugen Simion and the Test of Aesthetic Revisions

Author(s): Nina Corcinschi
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Institutul de Filologie Română „Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu”
Keywords: revision; resistance; re-reading; aesthetic criterion; value redefinition;

Summary/Abstract: In his volumes of Fragments, Eugen Simion resumes and blends hisreflections on Romanian literature, culture and civilization. The Fragments VI tacklesissues such as the aesthetics autonomy, the advantages and risks of revisions, the mythsof the Romanian literature, the public and private morals of the writer, the limits of thecompromise, the resistance through culture, etc. The plead for classics, the defense ofgreat writers from the insults and the injustices of the day, the fight for the national valuesare part of a constant program of assuming everything that is essential and sustainablein the Romanian literature and culture. And it is a proof that the unwavering trust in theRomanian literature, doubled by the trust in the critic’s vocation to work in the name ofthe aesthetic truth have remained intact over time in Eugen Simion’s creation.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 54-63
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English, Romanian