Poems and Prose of Mihai Eminescu

This new edition of poems and prose by Mihai Eminescu commemorates the 130th anniversary of the death of Romania's national poet. This book includes a selection of the best English-language renditions of poems and prose by this remarkable cultural figure of the nineteenth century, whom the British writer George Bernard Shaw once referred to as "the Moldavian who raised the XVIII-XIX fin de siècle from its grave." It is undeniable that to have an appreciation of Romanian culture one must become acquainted with the works of Mihai Eminescu. The leading cultural figure of nineteenth-century Romania, Eminescu (1850-1889) was not only a poet, but also a philosopher, prose writer, translator, and journalist. The selections in this volume include English-language versions of some of Eminescu's best-known poems such as Doina, Lacul, Si daca, Luceafarul, Oda (în metru antic), Mai am un singur dor, Scrisoarea III, and many others. It also includes English versions of his most important prose writings. This beautiful, deluxe volume also includes an introduction on the life and work of Eminescu by A.K. Brackob and original artwork by Ioana Lupușoru.

Product details

• Authors: A Brackob, Mihai Eminescu, Ioana Lupusoru, Lupusoru Ioana
• Assisted by: A.K. Brackob (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2020
• EAN: 9781592110339
• ISBN: 978-1-59211-033-9
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 708 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; FICTION / General, POETRY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Poetry by individual poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets, Classic poetry / poems