In Praise of Sleep Selected Poems of Lucian Blaga |
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| Author:
| Blaga, Lucian |
| Translated with commentary by:
| Codrescu, Andrei |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9995803-6-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2019 |
| Publisher: | Commonwealth Books,Black Widow
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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The present volume includes the majority of Lucian Blaga's (1895-1961) poetry written before the Communist era. Before the communists banned the publishing of his works, he wrote and had published some 7 books of poetry, a dozen plays, and two dozen works on philosophy.Though nominated for the Nobel Prize, the communist Romanian government of the time sent emissaries to block the nomination. His work is now widely recognized and read in Romania and Europe today.
The present volume includes the majority of Lucian Blaga's (1895-1961) poetry written before the Communist era. Before the communists banned the publishing of his works, he wrote and had published some 7 books of poetry, a dozen plays, and two dozen works on philosophy.Though nominated for the Nobel Prize, the communist Romanian government of the time sent emissaries to block the nomination. His work is now widely recognized and read in Romania and Europe today.