romanian Arghezi Tudor (scriitor român)
english Arghezi Tudor (Romanian writer)
russian Аргези Тудор (румынский писатель)


Arghezi Tudor - Romanian writer
TUDOR ARGHEZI
(1880-1967)

1880, May 23 Is born in Bucharest, Ion N. Theodorescu. The pseudonym Arghezi is explained by the writer that is related to Argesis (ancient name of the river Arges).
1891-1896 Courses at Sf. Sava highschool.
1896 Literary debut under the influence of Macedonski "magister", in Liga ortodoxa, signing Ion Theo.
1900-1904 The poet is a few years monk at Cernica Monastery.
1905-1910 Travels abroad. For a little time in Paris, next to the Cordiliers Monastery, where his is asalted to become Catholic. Boured by the insistences, moves to Geneva, where he writes poems, asists to the courses of the University, and to gain his existence he works in a golden teeths, rings and watches tops workshop. In 1909 he visites Italy.
1912-1916 Returns to Romania. At Facla, Viata româneasca, Teatru, Rampa publishes lirics, pamphlets, polemical articles s.o.
1918-1919 During the Great Romania definitivation, he was imprisoned for 2 years, together with 11 newspapermen and writers (among them Ioan Slavici), at Vacaresti penitenciary, acused with betrayal, because he was for the neutrality of Romania.
1927 Appears his first poems volume Cuvinte potrivite.
1928 Under his management the newspaper Bilete de papagal.
1929 First book in prose Icoane de lemn.
1931 Plaquette of lirics Flori de mucigai inspired, as Poarta neagra, by his detention years. Also now he publishes the volume in prose for kids Cartea cu jucarii, begining a secondary direction of his creation, which will continue, with volumes wellknown by the pupils: Cântec de adormit Mitzura, Buruieni, Martisoare, Prisaca, Zdreanta s.o. Today's school manuals have many of his poems destinated to children.
1934 The novel Ochii maicii Domnului (mother's love and filial devotion).
1935 Versuri de seara, lirics volume.
1936 The novel Cimitirul Buna-Vestire.
1939 Hore, lirics volume.
1942 The novel Lina, in fact a long poem in prose.
1943 Under the title Bilete de papagal (the newspaper Informatia zilei) publishes mostly sarcastic pamphlets, because of which he is searched by the police. The newspaper is immediately conficated, the writer is imprisoned in Bucharest and next in the Camp from Tg. Jiu.
1944 Eliberated from camp.
1944-1967 During the "dictatorship of proletariat", after a period of holding back, he is "rehabilitated", distinguished with title and prizes, elected member of the Romanian Academy, celebrated as national poet at 80 and 85 years.
1966 Dies, of cancer, his lifetime wife Paraschiva.
1967 He dies too, being burried, near his wife, in the garden of his house from Martisor Street. National funerals. Today the house is a museum managed by his daugther Mitzura.

See: http://www.ici.ro/romania/en/cultura/l_arghezi.html
updated: 2006-03-28 18:59:14