Poems and Prose of Mihai Eminescu
Ioana Lupusoru author A Brackob author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Histria LLC
Published:1st Nov '19
Should be back in stock very soon
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, ?i 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 Lupu?oru.
ISBN: 9781592110292
Dimensions: 279mm x 216mm x 20mm
Weight: 857g
272 pages