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RA TITLES IN MECHATRONICS: A STUDY OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

RA TITLES IN MECHATRONICS: A STUDY OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Author(s): Sonia Munteanu / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2010

Keywords: research articles; titles; noun phrase; compound structure; discipline specific discourse

Research article titles represent the first contact a reader has with a potentially fruitful source of information in his field of interest. Although their importance has long been acknowledged, titles have not benefited from many extensive studies as introduction to research articles, abstracts, or other research genres have. Only recently analysts have questioned in more detail the rhetorical structure and function of titles of research articles in various disciplines employing either cross-generic, cross-disciplinary or functional analyses. This paper is a preliminary study of research article titles in the field of Mechatronics. Its purposes are: to establish what syntactic structures are used in these titles and if they display any change from the first issues of the journal to the latest; to compare results with those of previous studies of RA titles in science; to show how preferred structures realize particular rhetorical functions in this discipline; to construct a background set of articulated assumptions that can be used as starting point for a more extensive analysis of the research genres in the discipline of Mechatronics, their rhetorical functions and the linguistic resources employed. The corpus was drawn from research articles published in the academic journal “Mechatronics”, a journal of IFAC - the International Federation of Automatic Control. It is one of the most respected scientific publications in the field and has an impact factor of 1.434. This study has a rather limited scope, therefore the corpus selected is small. I chose to investigate the first four issues of the publication (issues 1, 2, 3 and 4 of volume 1, 1991) and the last (at the time the present study was initiated) four issues (issues 7 and 8 of volume 19, 2009 and issues 1 and 2 of volume 20, 2010). Regular articles as well as articles belonging to special subject issues were included. This yielded a total of 90 research article titles. A simple counting shows that the first four issues contain fewer articles (34) while after twenty years of publishing the number of articles per issue almost doubled. Also, titles have become longer and more complex. Two structures were observed: compound (juxtaposed noun phrases on either side of a colon or a dash) and noun phrases with or without post-modification. Marked differences in their frequency are noted. There is a strong preference for noun phrases (with or without post-modification) and a rather sparse occurrence of compound structure, results that corroborate with previous studies of RA titles in science. Another interesting aspect regards the internal structure of NP titles. A high occurrence of prepositional phrase modification can be observed around the recurrent prepositions ‘for’, ‘of’, ‘with’ and ‘in’.

The Short Story as Complex Blend: Conceptual Mappings in Hari Kunzru’s Deus Ex Machina

The Short Story as Complex Blend: Conceptual Mappings in Hari Kunzru’s Deus Ex Machina

Author(s): Natalia Gloria Muntean / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2012

Keywords: CIN (Blending theory); integration; mapping; domains of knowledge; double-scope integration

The purpose of all art is to illuminate for us the extent to which our (as in created by ourselves as a species) metaphors, analogies, blends determine our destinies, ultimately, but more essentially our every step, one by one, as ostensively syllogistically taken by all of us, how they inform our choices helping us to perform our activities, to integrate our knowledge so that we can act in every circumstance, or how sometimes, and maybe just as often, they blind us because they offer themselves for the picking with the irresistible charm of a Jude Law or Angelina Jolie, ready-made and inviting passive adoption rather than active employment. The argument of my study follows along these lines. I am employing Mark Turner and Gilles Fauconnier’s blending theory to show how the characters in Hari Kunzru’s Deus Ex Machina act under the spell of the very determinations Turner talks about extensively in all his work. I am attempting an analysis of Deus Ex Machina in terms of mental spaces, multiple space mapping and domains of knowledge to show how these aspects yield important global insight into the existential questions that Hari Kunzru raises in his short story. In order to do this, to know these determinations that my analysis revolves around, I have to summarize briefly (an almost impossible task) some of the most important aspects of the blending theory, how it is described to work, what is its relevance to humanities in general and linguistics and literary analysis in particular, to discuss aspects of double-scope blending which Turner and Fauconnier consider to be the key to our condition as humans for better and for worse.

The Educational Portfolio – A Complex Learning and Evaluation Instrument

The Educational Portfolio – A Complex Learning and Evaluation Instrument

Author(s): Florea Voiculescu / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2011

Keywords: educational portfolio; learning; professional; evaluation portfolios

The present study deals with the educational portfolio seen as a complex learning and evaluation instrument. In the first part we present in synthesis the definitions, characteristics and functions of the educational portfolio. The second part deals with three types of the educational portfolio: the learning portfolio as learning support, ancillary and product; the evaluation portfolio as an instrument for the validation of learning acquisitions, and the presentation portfolio, for the promotion of the learner’s self-image. Moreover, we will make reference to the professional portfolio. The sources, structure and presentation of a portfolio will also be tackled. In the end we will present the characteristics of the digital portfolio as compared with the classical one

TRANSLATING ACROSS CULTURES: POLITICAL SPEECH

TRANSLATING ACROSS CULTURES: POLITICAL SPEECH

Author(s): Adina Maria Cornea,Laura-Mihaela Brie / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2017

Keywords: political speech; culture; message; manipulation; equivalence

MIHAI EMINESCU'S OPINIONS ON NATIONAL IDENTITY: HISTORY, PRINCIPLES, VALUES

CONSIDERAȚII EMINESCIENE ASUPRA IDENTITĂȚII NAȚIONALE: ISTORIE, PRINCIPII, VALORI

Author(s): Diana Câmpan / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 1/2018

Keywords: Mihai Eminescu; Timpul; journal; identity; national; history;

This paper in focused on some important considerations on Romanian national identity, conscience, language, traditions and arts, according to the national poet Mihai Eminescu. His constant and very important activity in the major journals of the 19th century is well-known, but there are several fields that must be analyzed constantly because his opinions and his very confident attitude about the national identity can be considered a good definition of our contemporary historical stream of conscience. The weak points and the main important moments in Romanian history were placed in the middle of his articles published especially in „Timpul” journal but not only, in the historical moment when the Unification of all the Romanian Principalities was promoted by those intellectuals who believed in the unity of our values as a European nation.

TEACHING FRENCH FOR UNIVERSITY PURPOSES WITHIN A TECHNICAL AND SCIENCE FIELD OF STUDIES

ENSEIGNER LE FRANÇAIS SUR OBJECTIFS SPÉCIFIQUES EN MILIEU UNIVERSITAIRE : LE COURS DE RÉDACTION DES DOCUMENTS

Author(s): Cristina-Ana Măluţan,Adina Irina Forna / Language(s): French / Issue: 1/2018

Keywords: French for Specific Purposes; academic writing; technical and scientific documentation;

Teaching French as a foreign language in a technical university lies at the intersection of various fields in the methodology of teaching French language : the field of French for Specific Purposes and the field of French for University Purposes. The characteristics of the two fields combine, but most often their particularities draw them apart on different paths. The aim of this article is to present and analyse the specific particularities of academic writing course targeted to 2nd year students of the Faculty of Automation and Computer Science within the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. The objective of this course is to focus on the linguistic aspect, but also on the acquisition of the writing competences in order to write scientific and technical texts, mainly to acquire the know –how to write scientific or technical papers such as: scientific articles to be published, science posters, abstracts, technical reports or the dissertation paper at the end of the Bachelor studies or Master degree. The necessary steps that need to be followed in order to write such a scientific paper are gradually presented in the educational teaching plan called Fişa Disciplinei [Course's Teaching Plan] that can be found on the University’s website in Romanian. These steps are taught logically throughout this course and they are of an utmost importance in the students' training. Writing a scientific paper implies choosing the theme and the subject at first, and then comes the documenting stage, the drafting of the paper plan and, finally, the actual writing of the scientific paper. The knowledge this course aims to provide is in addition to the basic knowledge students already learn, specific to their field of study. Therefore, this course's focus is on the development of the writing skills that are required by the technical university, the knowledge and mastering the data research methods but it is also an immersion into the academic world of engineers.

Mythology and Realism in Sylvie Germain's A LA TABLE DES HOMMES

MYTHOLOGIE ET REALISME DANS A LA TABLE DES HOMMES DE SYLVIE GERMAIN

Author(s): Serenela Ghiţeanu / Language(s): French / Issue: 2/2018

Keywords: Revisiting myths; the Noble Savage; the Tower of Babel; the Scapegoat; Cain and Abel; Criticism of modernity; Imaginary; French novel;

The aim of this article is to analyze the imaginary in Sylvie Germain’s latest novel, “A la table des hommes”, published in 2016. The writer goes back to one of his favorite interests, that of revisiting myths, some of the most important in the universal culture: the Noble Savage, the Tower of Babel, the Scapegoat and the myth of Cain and Abel. In the author’s intention, these myths are able to widely tell the story of an extravagant character, born from the strange union between a little pig and the body in agony of a human being. This union happens during the night, deeply hidden in a forest. The creature recently born becomes the main character of the novel and he will live among a modern civilization which is destroying itself. The writer returns to ones of his majors themes: the Evil, the War, the irrational nature of a human being and her purpose is to radically criticize modernity. The latter is perceived as being aggressive for nothing and highely fanatical. In a provocative manner, the novel presents a shocking replacement: the human being’s place is taken by an animal. A new human being is born who preserves a lot from his animal’s side and this one could be better than the human being. The novel begins as a fairytale and becomes a very modern fable, where the terrorist attacks bring down the European civilization and where the Internet is a common tool. Intolerance, ignorance, malice, betrayal are incriminated through some of the characters. However, kindness, solidarity and friendship are also present through other characters. A solution for escaping this mad world would be to become inspired by the genuine nature of the main character and his intellectual curiosity. In conclusion, starting with a mythological atmosphere, the novel ends up with a vision of critical realism.

L’EXPOSÉ ORAL – UTILITÉ ET CARACTÉRISTIQUES DANS LE CONTEXTE DU FRANÇAIS SPÉCIALISÉ

L’EXPOSÉ ORAL – UTILITÉ ET CARACTÉRISTIQUES DANS LE CONTEXTE DU FRANÇAIS SPÉCIALISÉ

Author(s): Adina Irina Forna,Cristina-Ana Măluţan / Language(s): French / Issue: 2/2018

Keywords: oral presentation; presenter; non-verbal communication; audience; self-evaluation;

Oral and written communication in the academic environment present common methodological principles but they can present different characteristics and instruments. In the case of written texts, the progression is visible due to the usage of titles, subtitles, sections, key-words, etc, in the case of the oral presentations, the check-points are offered to the audience so that they can follow the progression of the discourse. This article aims to analyse certain characteristics of the oral presentation which combines psychological resources, linguistic codes and argumentative structures. The success of an oral presentation in an academic or professional context is ensured by how well the knowledge is mastered, by how exact the claims are, by the quality of the demonstration and the ability of the speaker to persuade and communicate. The oral presentation is the most used instrument to provide the public (during lectures, conferences, conventions or other types of university or scientific reunions) with certain landmarks and information in a certain area of interest, in this case, science and technology. We shall focus now on the preparation steps of an oral presentation as well as the presentation techniques.Public speaking can be a very daunting task for some students; one must be trained in this area, for being able to feel comfortable and well-spoken are elements of success not just during the study years, but also as a future engineer. Certain competences are needed: a well-developed vocabulary (also from a specialised point of view), the ability to build well-structured phrases, the ability to use logic connectors and the ability to use the language properly (a clear pronunciation, non-verbal communication and mannerism, knowing the audience and adapting the message accordingly, etc). Therefore, the oral presentation implies a process of learning. Our article will deal with a few main themes:- Preparing the presentation: choosing the topic, searching and gathering information, sorting documents, organising ideas and contents (title, detailed plan that contains the introduction, contents, conclusions), preparing the presentation materials (notes, audio-visual support)- Preparing the presenter (outfit, body language, voice, stress management, etc)- Preparing the delivery (dynamic presentation, means to attract the audience’s attention, dealing with questions, etc.)Every oral presentation must become an opportunity for the presenter to self-evaluate. This evaluation assesses the contents of the expose but also the physical presence of the presenter and their oratorical qualities. A critical approach is very useful because it can be used to correct the weaknesses and reinforce their performance during future presentations.

RUXANDRA CESEREANU - FEW DETERMINATIONS OF AQUATIC IMAGINARY

RUXANDRA CESEREANU – CÂTEVA DETERMINĂRI ALE IMAGINARULUI ACVATIC

Author(s): Carmen Vasilca / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 3/2018

Keywords: symbol; ermetism; fluidity; aquatic; memory;

Original writer, Ruxandra Cesereanu searched and continues to search the inovation of poetic art by the power and capacity to imagine the real in such a way that this is comunicated by words and by the deepest feelings of the human being, feelings that are part of the unexplored parts of the subconcious mind.In her case, aquatic simbolism comes from the deep state of mind of the human being, without allowing a fast understanding of the real meaning, as if the symbol should be accessed only after an intellectual effort of the metaphor.

LET’S GIVE CREDIT TO CREDIT

SĂ-I DĂM CREDIT CREDITULUI

Author(s): Mihaela Tălpaş / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 3/2018

Keywords: Financial-banking; Banking institution; Collocation; Diachronic; Synchronic;

Since the beginning of the 90s, we, Romanians, seem to be pushed on a daily basis to do and to have more and more (a tendency that we share with many other countries). As a consequence, the banking institution has gained a lot of visibility in our daily life, which means a frequent use of financial-banking terminology by the media and by ordinary people as well. On the other hand, we are at a moment when we look back at the history of our people with nostalgia and gratitute, remembering those who contributed to the forging of the Romanian nation.Thus, in this paper we aim at analysing the Romanian term credit starting from its occurences in Victor Slăvescu’s paper Istoricul Băncii Naționale a României (1880-1924) (The History of the National Bank of Romania (1880-1924)), published in 1925, and making a parallel with the term’s current use in the Romanian newspaper Ziarul Financiar (The Financial Newspaper). In doing so, we try to notice the transformations in meaning and use of the term, if any, and, in a broader sense, the testimony these mutations make of the evolution of the financial-banking field in Romania.We shall start by setting the context of the paper written by Victor Slăvescu, paying homage to the author and selecting a few historical data regarding the establishment of the National Bank of Romania. We shall then concentrate on the Romanian term credit, tackling it from a lexicological, terminological and linguistic point of view. In that sense, we shall give a few definitions of the term, as found in various dictionaries (Romanian, French, Latin), both older and more recent. Subsequently, we shall focus on the use of the term credit in Istoricul Băncii Naționale a României (1880-1924) and in Ziarul Financiar. We shall look at the types of occurrences in the two sources, observing the collocations in which they appear (the term’s combination with prepositions, with verbs and adjectives among others).In a nutshell, in this paper we put forward a brief analysis of the Romanian term credit from a double perspective, diachronic and synchronic, highlighting the evolution of its use in the broader context of the development of the financial-banking field.

IMITATIO CHRISTI. LOOKING FOR THE LOST MEANING OF THE SEARCH (OF GOD)

IMITATIO CHRISTI. ÎN CĂUTAREA SENSULUI PIERDUT AL CĂUTĂRII (LUI DUMNEZEU)

Author(s): Éva Monica Székely / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 1/2019

Keywords: personal Christian apology; Pascal’s wager; mesianic symbol; cosmos of redemption;

The idea around which I built this accompanying discourse/ preface of the debut volume Câinele cu ochii albaștri. Poeme de ieri și de azi of the poet Gabriel Dinu started with "Pascal's wager", which postulates that all people bet their lives either on the existence of God or on his non-existence. I held the opinion that the poems in this volume form a (false) Postmodern treatise on personal Christian apologetics in a world where man's best friends/ beloved seem to be dogs. The only non-losing choice for a rational man - and Gabriel Dinu does not write sentimental, emotional, lazy poetry - is, in my opinion, the stake of the entire lyrical discourse. I thing that God exists. If God exists – and I believe that God exists, seems to say the poet - I won the Infinit/ the Sky/ the Everything. In the end, we read the Postmodern story of the "blue-eyed dog" as a "de-dramatization" of the messianic symbol; the architecture of the work, of life in general and of any form of life understood as a cosmos of salvation / redemption becomes an assembly that is due to its own coherence.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMMUNIST DAILY LIFE IN THE NOVEL TREI FEMEI BY STELIAN ŢURLEA

CONSTRUIREA COTIDIANULUI COMUNIST ÎN ROMANUL TREI FEMEI DE STELIAN ŢURLEA

Author(s): ILEANA-LAVINIA GEAMBEI / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 1/2020

Keywords: communist daily life; recent history; female psychology; social dimension;

Stelian Ţurlea's novel does not only follow the "three women", grandmother, mother, daughter, as the title suggests, whose destiny was influenced by the life of the previous one, but also covers three periods in the recent history of Romania: the beginning of the communist regime and Gh. Gheorghiu-Dej’communism; Ceausescu’s period and the first fifteen years after the Revolution of ʼ89, years of difficult transition. Constructed in an inverse chronology, with a mysterious-thriller like structure, the novel comprises three chapters dedicated to the three protagonists: Anca, Irina, Vitoria, whom, however, the author does not turn into heroines. Through the eyes of the three women, who represent three different generations, the communist daily life is reconstructed, observing in particular the psychological complexity of the attitudes towards the system. The originality of the novel consists first of all in the attempt to reconstruct the recent history of Romania exclusively from a feminine perspective. Because, as Alex Goldiş highlights, "less caught up in the mechanisms of power and often more courageous and voluntary than the man, the woman preserved, we read between the lines, oases of naturalness during the most disturbing historical events" (in Steaua, No. 10-11 (744), October-November 2010).Starting from these premises, the present work aims to follow the way in which communist daily life is reconstructed in the novel, the attitude towards it, observing that it is almost impossible to identify the social typologies that memoirs and fiction about the communism of the last three decades revealed to us.

THE ROMANIAN LITERARY ACTIVITY OF CONSTANTIN VIRGIL GHEORGHIU: POET, PUBLICIST, REPORTER

ACTIVITATEA LITERARĂ ROMÂNEASCĂ A LUI CONSTANTIN VIRGIL GHEORGHIU: POETUL, PUBLICISTUL, REPORTERUL

Author(s): Mihaela Breban / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 2/2020

Keywords: writer; exile; poet; publicist; reporter; war;

What is paradoxical about the personality of Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu is the way in which he was received both in the space of Parisian exile and by literary criticism in the country. He was praised, positively received by literary critics abroad and accused, defamed by his brothers in exile. Some consider him a great Romanian writer, while others argue that he can be labeled a French pseudo-writer. Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu's Romanian literary activity will refer to the writer's dual identity, poet and publicist, as a reporter for the diverse fact and war reporter. The poetic creation is less well known, but through poetry, it manages to penetrate within the framework of the Bucharest bohemian, where it will enjoy the appreciation of the brethren, calling itself "poet of Christ and Romania". He will publish in the magazines of the time, poems collected in the volumes: „The everyday life of the poet”, the plaque „Armand Călinescu”, „Calligraphy on the snow”, „The Prayer Clock”. The publishing activity, carried out over a period of six years, represents a transition from the status of poet to that of writer, but it is justified, in particular, for financial reasons, his choice to publish various facts to several publications of the time, which attracts the disapproval of colleagues, but, contrary to predictions, manages to make a name for himself in the publishing world. The publishing activity is not limited to the account of various facts, but extends to the chronicle of military tribunes, the literary chronicle, writing articles about Romanian and foreign books, magazines, literary beginnings, about literature. The activity of war reporter begins after Romania's entry into the war, when he was sent, in the summer of 1941, as a front-line reporter, to the campaign to liberate Bessarabia, by the Press and Propaganda Section of the General Staff.This activity is reflected in three books of reports: „Burn the banks of the Dniester”, subtitled „The Great War Report in the Disrobed Territories”, with a foreword by T. Arghezi, „I Fought in Crimea”, „With the submarine «Dolphin» at the siege of Sevastopol” prefaced by IonelTeodoreanu, in which he explores the Romanian front on land, air and in the inferno of the sea, books of deep patriotic commitment and great success of public. It is noted, in these reports, the presence of the literary aspect of the document, surprising the disaster of a humanity in a process of degradation, with a strong sentimental load caused by the re-end of dear places, which he had left at the ceding of Bessarabia.

Identity Issues in the History of Canadian Literature of French Expression

PROBLEMATICA IDENTITARĂ ÎN ISTORIA LITERATURII CANADIENE DE EXPRESIE FRANCEZĂ

Author(s): ROXANA VOICHITA BODEA / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: Quebecois literature; Quiet Revolution; nationalism; identity;

Topics such as identity issues, openness to multiculturalism alongside current topics such as foreigners, the city, migration, exile, or labels such as engaged literature and newer concepts of female writing and migrant literature mean that this relatively young, marginalized literature makes its way on the shelf of French literature. Historically called either "French literature" in Canada, "French literature in America" or "Canadian-French", it has become Quebecois in 1960, during the Quiet Revolution, being identified with one of the three major French-speaking communities, that from Quebec.The identity issue is the main reason of dispute for the French-speaking Canadians. The present approach is intended to make an X-ray of the identity problem of this literature, from its origin to its evolution and appearance, at three important moments in Québec’s literary history: firstly, the New France/ Nouvelle France, with the important texts that constitute the origins of this literature; secondly, the time of the break-up with France, which is also supposed to bring a literary renaissance, from 1760 until after World War II, with few creations (the first French-speaking Canadian novel, "L’influence du livre", written by Philippe Aubert de Gaspé the son was published at the time), a literature marked by the influence of the church at the beginning of this period and ending with the rural novel (Roman du terroir) which occupies a significant place in the history of this literature (its climax is related to the success of the novels “Maria Champdelaine” -1914 by Louis Hémon and “Un homme et son péché”- 1933 by Claude-Henri Grignon); thirdly, The Quiet Revolution – contemporary literature starts in 1960, a turning point in Quebec's history, a moment which causes major changes in society and brings about the emergence and affirmation of a Quebecois identity reflected in the new modern and postmodern literary and artistic moment. Literature repositions itself towards the past, causing a split resulting from the new ideology. The social and identity load of the period makes us witness unseen pluralism and literary effervescence. The identity between roots and exile, conscience and language are considered. The Joual, the strange and unique French language spoken in Quebec, becomes a symbol of the identity of the population in that region, and writing in this language is an adventure. The new migratory literature, well imposed in the Quebec literature, has transformed and expanded the issue of identity and language, extending it to intercultural level, thus exceeding the Canadian space. Minority communities outside Quebec identify with their provinces, the Acadians and those with the appeal of Franco-province (example Franco-Ontarian) located west of Quebec, without developing a rich literature, but keeping the traditional thread of identity. The evolution of the Canadian literature of French expression is a literary project subjected to national definition and linguistic interchanges.

The configurations of Totalitarianism in the exile memoirs of Monica Lovinescu, in „A diary of a diary”: La apa Vavilonului

CONFIGURAȚIILE TOTALITARISMULUI ÎN MEMORIALISTICA DE EXIL A MONICĂI LOVINESCU ÎN „JURNALUL UNUI JURNAL”: LA APA VAVILONULUI

Author(s): Florina Ioana Mititean Vandici / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: totalitarianism; fascism; communism; memory; ideology; emigration;

The memorial pages are the living mirror of what the exercise involved in reviewing the shadows and lights of a resurrected end of totalitarianism, he with a human face. It is important to note that, as per the stipulations of the 2nd article of TUE, the European Union is built on an axiological and ontological capital that is completely democratic and tolerant. This `humanitarian added value` is a characteristic of all member states and equally, of all aspiring countries that are interested in outlining the mutual European values: respect the human dignity, of the freedom and democracy, of the outstanding `potentially liberating` European memory, of the fundamentals of the `rule of law`, with everything that has to do with the `respect for the human rights`, including the `right of the people belonging to minorities”. Together with the agonistic perspective as found after 1990 in Tzvetan Todorov books, filled with the liberating appeal to memory, the critical attitude towards totalitarianism and its avatars of Jeliu Jlev, initially exposed in the Fascism (1982), a softer version of the Totalitarian State (1967), where the Bulgarian philosopher and political scientist was warning on the `absolute coincidence` of the two versions of the totalitarian regime: the fascist version and the communist one.

The overidentity between being and its privileged topos

SUPRAIDENTITATEA FIINȚĂ – TOPOSUL SĂU PRIVILEGIAT

Author(s): Valentina Silvia Copîndean (Haiduc) / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: space; identity retreat; over-identity; attic; library; book;

The present paper proposes for analysis the places for identity retreat, those healing universes where a person finds sanctuary, away from all lifes hardship, fears and darkness. The main purpose of this paper is to highlight the fact that there is no organic connection between a place and a person, but an overidentity that allows both actors to eternally communicate. Thus space becomes a persons identity trademark. Taking into account that an ample research is a must regarding privileged spaces from the confession of the imaginary of exiled writers like Emil Cioran, Eugen Ionescu and Mircea Eliade, this paper proves itself to be an inventory of topos like the attic, the library and even the book itself. These spaces are perceived as universal panacea for a persons hosting between the frontiers of these places. Thanks to their ability to create their own retreat, spaces similar to those from which they were taken away, the writers have made from the power of creation a fiddlestick and managed to play their own misfortune like playing a violin. Because of their extraordinary ability to communicate the great thinkers of this generation managed to transcend all space, time and cultural borders reaching the minds and hearts of all Romanians. Furthermore the cioranian, ionescian or eliadesc confession of the imaginary show these spaces as shielding places, spaces for retreat, solitude and even destiny. These places become favorable topos for writing and lecture.

(ID)ENTITY AND THE POLIPHONY OF THE SELF IN SIMONA POPESCU’S WRITINGS

(ID)ENTITATEA ȘI POLIFONIA EULUI ÎN SCRIERILE SIMONEI POPESCU

Author(s): Sorina Maria Victoria / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 1/2022

Keywords: self-fictionalization; écriture de soi; autofiction; contemporary literature;

In this paper we will explore and apply an autofictional reading grid in the works of a contemporary Romanian writer, Simona Popescu, who seems to be focussing, in all of her works, on a writing pattern that migrates around “mașscrisism”, the literary device of the “Group from Brașov”, inspired by the syntagm “as if I were writing myself”, testifying to their desire to write their “biographies in reality“. The chosen texts are based on this new way of self-expression, through an oblique autobiographical approach, which focuses on strategies of (auto)fictionalization. The author is not just mirroring her own image in the text, but she is also plunging into the fiction of the self, through various ego-positions created around it.

THE THEME OF THE WAR IN ROMANIAN AND FRENCH DRAMATURGY IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

TEMA RĂZBOIULUI ÎN DRAMATURGIA ROMÂNEASCĂ ȘI FRANCEZĂ DIN PRIMA JUMĂTATE A SECOLULUI AL XX-LEA

Author(s): Emilia-Eliza Leotescu (Matei) / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 1/2022

Keywords: war; conflict, myth; sacrifice; blood; sword;

The socio-political context of the first half of the twentieth century creates a favorable path for writings that promote the principles of the totalitarian system. Thus, the interest of playwrights for theater inspired by the reality of the time or recent history is growing, the theme of the plays being closely related to the fundamental aspects of life. A major theme that crossed the Romanian and French dramaturgy of the last century as a lait-motive was WAR. Wanting to give the population an impetus to fight, Romanian and French playwrights recall an armed conflict from antiquity that highlights the love of country, courage and sacrificial power of citizens. Thus, a parallel is drawn between the Europe of the first half of the last century, which, threatened by war, does not take any measures to annihilate the danger, and the similar situation from the ancient period of the Trojan War.

THE PROMETHEAN MYTH IN THE VISION OF VICTOR EFTIMIU

MITUL PROMETEIC ÎN VIZIUNEA LUI VICTOR EFTIMIU

Author(s): Emilia-Eliza Leotescu (Matei) / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 1/2022

Keywords: prometheus; promethean myth; sacrifice; punishment; revolt;

The phenomenon of creating myths, of their forms, of the connections and the importance they had and still have in the development of our society, has been over time the subject of study for many scientists. The interest in the study of myths has its roots in the fact that they influence our development as individuals and in general the development of society. The Myth is a complex phenomenon that sums up the primordial ideas passed through the prism of modern human's sense. The relationship between myth and present resists over time due to man's need to survive and maintain himself through culture. Being perceived as true examples of morality, the ancient legends became models of human conduct that the romanian playwrights took over in their own texts. This paper aims to analyze the Promethean myth and how it was transposed in the play "Prometheus" by Victor Eftimiu. Having as a source of inspiration the Promethean myth in antiquity, we investigated the way in which the myth is reflected in the reality of the time, but also the impact that archetypes and symbols had on the society of the last century.

THE POLITICAL AND LITERARY ACTIVITY OF ALMEIDA GARRETT

A ATIVIDADE POLÍTICA E LITERÁRIA DE ALMEIDA GARRETT

Author(s): De Castro Silva Rudney Avelino,Vlad Dobroiu / Language(s): Portuguese / Issue: 1/2022

Keywords: Liberalism; civil war; Portuguese literature; 19th century; politics;

Almeida Garrett (1799-1854) is considered nowadays one of the most important writers of the 19th century. Garrett’s writings, especially the poems from the volume Folhas Caídas, the play Frei Luís de Sousa and the novel Viagensnaminha terra are studied in Portugal not only at school, but also at university. His play Frei Luís de Sousahas been performed for dozens of years on the stage of the National Theater D. Maria II, one of the biggest public theaters in Lisbon and Portugal. Even though Almeida Garrett is mostly known by the contemporary readers as a Romantic writer, he was also an important journalist and politician who played multiple roles in the national institutions, especially between 1830 and 1840, and, at a lesser degree, in the early 1850s. He wrote articles and manifestos in journals, such as O Cronista and O Portuguêz. One of the aims of our paper is to present and analyze Garrett’s political activity. He supported the Liberal Revolution from 1820 by writing two poems Hymno Constitucional and Hymno Patriótico, which were distributed to civilians in Porto. In the following years, he became more and more active in the political affairs of the country and he even participated in various protests and insurrections, including in Vilafrancada, which was an attempt of D. Miguel to seize the power of the country in 1823. In 1832, he joined the liberal troupes of D. Pedro I of Brazil/ IV of Portugal to fight against the ones led by D. Miguel, who defended the absolute monarchy. In 1836, Garrett helped the ministers with the definition of a new Constitution, which was later adopted in 1838. During his lifetime, he was sent as consul of Portugal in Belgium, he was several times named deputy in the Portuguese Parliament and, finally, he received the title of viscount. Another aim of our paper is to analyze to which degree Garrett’s political views are included in his fictional writings, especially the novel Viagensna Minha Terra(1846),but also the plays Frei Luís de Sousa e Um Auto de Gil Vicente (1841). In order to obtain the expected results, we will take into consideration not only the articles that he published in the national journals of that time, but also his manifestos, including O Dia Vinte e Quatro de Agosto (1821) and Portugal na Balança da Europa (1830).