Nicolae Davidescu

Nicolae Davidescu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e daviˈdesku]; October 24, 1888 – June 12, 1954) was a Romanian symbolist poet and novelist.

Drawing of Davidescu, by Ștefan Dimitrescu (1926)

Works

Poetry

• 1910: La fântâna Castaliei ("At Castalia's Well") - parnassianist poems
• 1916: Inscripţii ("Engravings") - influenced by Charles Baudelaire
• 1928 – 1937: Cântecul omului ("The Song of Man") - recreating of the world history, influenced by La Légende des siècles (Victor Hugo).

Novel

• 1912: Zâna din fundul lacului ("The Fairy at the Bottom of the Lake") - an exercise in symbolism;
• 1915: Sfinxul ("The Sphinx")
• 1928: Vioara mută ("The Muted Violin") - influenced by social psychology;

Literary criticism

Two collections of his literary criticism were published posthumously:

• 1975: Aspecte şi direcţii literare ("Literary Conventions and Directions")
• 1977: Poezii, teatru, proză ("Poetry, Drama, Prose").

Nicolae Davidescu collaborated at Viața Românească.

External links

• Encyclopædia Britannica