George Călinescu
Romanian literary critic, historian, novelist, academician and journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Călinescu (Romanian: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe kəliˈnesku]; 19 June 1899, Bucharest – 12 March 1965, Otopeni) was a Romanian literary critic, historian, novelist, academician and journalist, and a writer of classicist and humanist tendencies. He is currently considered one of the most important Romanian literary critics of all time, alongside Titu Maiorescu and Eugen Lovinescu, and is one of the outstanding figures of Romanian literature in the 20th century.
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Born | Gheorghe Vișan (1899-06-19)19 June 1899 Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania |
Died | 12 March 1965(1965-03-12) (aged 65) Otopeni, Romanian People's Republic |
Resting place | Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest, Romania |
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Alma mater | University of Bucharest |
Genre | Romanian Literature |
Subject | Romanian Literature History |
Literary movement | Modernism |
Years active | 1932-1965 |
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Spouse |
Alice Vera Trifu (m. 1928) |
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