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.