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Copyright "A. Philippide" Institute of Romanian Philology, "A. Philippide" Cultural Association 2014

Abstract

Known by his readers especially through his poetical work, for seven years, Eminescu had an intensive journalistic activity, signing in publications as "Familia" ('The Family'), "Federatiunea" ('The Federation') "Curierul de Iasi" ('The Iasi Courier'), "Timpul" ('The Time'), "România libera" ('Free Romania') and "Fântâna Blanduziei" ('Blanduzia's Fountain'). We suggest in our communication an outline of the journalist Eminescu's portrait as it appears in the notes made by the ones who knew him directly, on one hand, and on the other hand, as it is revealed by the articles that the poet published in the media of that time. Considered as a Cinderella of Eminescu's creation, the journalistic work keeps on remaining a domain tangentially approached or, most frequently, neglected by Eminescu's exegetes, considering that its' publishing would have put a shadow upon the poet's image. Insufficiently known by the public and partially studied by the exegetes, Eminescu's journalistic writing reflects the image of a man strongly attached to the events of the nineteenth century, of a deep connoisseur regarding the issues that troubled the Romanian society in a world in which just a few things were as supposed to be. Even if some of the articles can disappoint through their acid tone and the pathos that overpass the lines of an objective speech, Eminescu's journalistic work overwhelms by the vast thematic approached, by the variety of expression means and by the encyclopaedic perspectives that it reveals. Everything draws the journalist's attention, from the internal to the external political events, from demographical studies to economical analysis, from the historical facts to civilisation and culture aspects, from mathematical problems to philosophical interrogations. Journalist's virulent verb, his political spirit, his accuracy and erudition place Eminescu among the representative voices for the Romanian journalistic creation from the second half of the nineteenth century.

Details

Title
Celalalt Eminescu
Author
Mocanu, Mihaela
Pages
69-80
Publication year
2014
Publication date
2014
Publisher
"A. Philippide" Institute of Romanian Philology, "A. Philippide" Cultural Association
ISSN
18415377
e-ISSN
22478353
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Romanian
ProQuest document ID
1691010806
Copyright
Copyright "A. Philippide" Institute of Romanian Philology, "A. Philippide" Cultural Association 2014