Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea

Barbu Ştefănescu Delavrancea ( born April 11, 1858 in Bucharest ( Bucureşti), † April 29, 1918 in Jassy ( Iasi ) ), was a Romanian writer, member of the Romanian Academy ( Academia Română), orator, lawyer, politician, mayor of Bucharest and ministers. He is one of the most famous Romanian writers.

Study

The youngest son of a poor family 's last name was actually " Albu ".

To learn reading and writing, his parents gave him into the custody of a deacon of the Orthodox Church " Sf. Gheorghe Nou ". Due to his intelligence, his visit to the primary school was made possible, which he left in 1869 under the leadership of the name " Ştefănescu Barbu ". After a year he received a scholarship, which he thanks. Gymnasium on boarding " Sf Sava " was able to visit and wrote his talent and the ability to adapt the teachers themselves, confirmed. The prevailing strict education rules, and the oppressive atmosphere inspired him early on first literary attempts.

In 1877 he first took to the study of medicine, but quickly changed to the law at the University of Bucharest and received his doctorate in 1882.

Writer

Soon after the start of the study he published his first poems in the newspaper " România Liberă ", followed by his first volume of poetry " Poiana Lunga - Amintiri ", for which he received good reviews in the magazines " Viata literara ", " România Liberă " and " Familia ". Signed, he had, in the tradition of the time, only by his first name Barbu. Now he established himself as a writer and published under the name Barbu Delavrancea. He had chosen after his beloved Vrancea region (1884 ) this name, signed initially even " de la Vrancea ". 1884, after returning from a two year stay in Paris, during which he had his legal knowledge deepened by further studies, he published one after the works Şuier, Fanta - Cella, Iancu Moroi, Răzmiriţa, Palatul de cleştar and Odinioară. In the same year he represented the " România Liberă " to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Society " Junimea " in Iaşi, where he graduated with Ion Luca Caragiale friendship, which he successfully in a sensational trial later defended. Likewise he learned Vasile Alecsandri know.

1885, the author of the newspaper " Epoca ", whose editor in chief he was. Belonged Alexandru Anghel Vlahuţă and Demetrescu to its employees. Due to the increase in poverty in the population, he published his first in this socially critical articles, Cum suntem guvernaţi ( How we are governed ) and FIII Poporului şi sărăcia Poporului ( The sons of the people and the poverty of the people).

Attracted by the personality of the famous Bogdan Petriceicu - Hasdeu he took a post at editorial in its magazine " Revista nouă ". More and more committed to Delavrancea next to the literary work in politics, which was reflected in the articles in the newspapers " Democratia " and " vointa Naţională ". He also promoted the then young writers Mihail Dumitru Sadoveanu and Pătrăşcanu whose rich voice style he guessed.

So no surprise that this so multi-talented man was elected in 1899 ( until 1901 ) as Mayor of Bucharest. After that, he continued to write, among other things, " Hagi - Tudose " and " The Moldovan trilogy", he also served as Minister of State in various departments.

As a speaker, he made a name for himself.

On 12 May 1912 he was, whether added his literary work, in the Romanian Academy ( Academia Română).

He was the father of the pianist and writer Cella Delavrancea and one of the first female architects Romania, Henrieta Delavrancea.

Politician

His merits as a writer (1878 -1914) are undisputed, but he also emerged as a politician.

He began his activities in this regard in the " Liberal Party ", whose member he remained until 1899. He then moved to the " Conservative Party " which would later allow him the office of the mayor of Bucharest.

As mayor of Bucharest, he was famous for his clashes with the council members. Nevertheless, the capital has a lot to thank him. Thanks to his work, the infrastructure of the capital has been significantly improved. His most important achievements were the forced continuation of electric street lighting, improving the supply of the population with drinking water, the contract for the construction of new trams and the paving of roads with stones, so the restoration of the Strada Lipscani Calea Victoriei and.

In addition to his duties as mayor, he held numerous other functions. He was a deputy in Putna, Mehedinţi and Vaslui, Vice President of the Chamber, Minister for Public Works (1910 - 1912), and finally Minister of Industry and Trade (1917 ).

In his honor, numerous streets and boulevards were named in Romanian cities after him, except in Bucharest, among others, in Baia Mare, Brasov, Constanta, Cluj - Napoca, Giurgiu, Iasi, Oradea, Pitesti, Ploiesti, Satu Mare and Timişoara.

Works (selection)

Novellas and short stories

• Sultaniça (1885 )
• Apă şi foc
• Sorcova
• Odinioară (1884 )
• De azi şi de demult
• Văduvele
• Linişte (1887 )
• Parazitii (1892 )
• Trubadurul (1887 )
• Zobie
• Milogul
• Înainte de alegeri
• Iancu Moroiu (1884 )
• Hagi - Tudose
• Domnul Vucea
• Bursierul
• Şuier (1884 )
• Răzmeriţa
• Bunicul
• Bunica
• Boaca şi Onea
• Micuţii
• Angel Demetriescu
• Irinel

Fairy tale

• Neghiniţă
• Norocul dracului
• Mos Crăciun
• Palatul de cleştar (1884 )
• Dăparte dăparte,
• Poveste
• Stăpânea OData (1909 )

Poetry

• Nu e GIABA Cafea
• Sadi -el- Mahib
• Fanta - Cella (1884 )
• Sentino

Dramas

• Trilogy of Moldova: Apus de soare (1909 )
• Viforul (1910 )
• Luceafarul (1910 )

Speeches (selection)

• Inocent ( Innocent ) (March 11, 1902, Caragiale )
• Had accused plea against the journalist Constantin Alexandru Ionescu, the Caragiale of plagiarism
• Din estetica poeziei populare ( From the aesthetics of the folk poem ) (22 May 1913)
• Lecture for receiving spoken to Anass his inclusion in the " Romanian Academy " (12 May 1912)
• Synthesis of his previous research on the folklore
• Şi Patrie patriotism ( Fatherland and patriotism ) (24 January 1915)
• Lecture in " Ateneul Român " before " Societatea Tinerimea Română ".
• Pamant şi drepturi (plaice and rights ) (9 June 1917) -
• Paper presented at the meeting of the Chamber (1917 )