Lucian Blaga

Lucian Blaga ( May 9, 1895 in Lancram; † May 6, 1961 in Cluj) was a Romanian philosopher, journalist, poet, translator, scientist and diplomat. In 1936 he was appointed a member of the Romanian Academy.

Childhood

Blaga grew up in Lancram on as one of nine children of a pastor's family. His childhood was, as he himself testifies, " under the sign of an unreal lack of words "; the future poet - that should tell himself later in a verse about himself " Lucian Blaga mut e ca o Lebada " ( Lucian Blaga is dumb like a swan ) - could not speak until the age of four years.

His early school years (1902-1906) he spent in the German primary school in Mühlbach, after which he visited the Lyceum " Andrei Şaguna " in Kronstadt (1906-1914), where his relative Iosif Blaga, author of the first Romanian text on the theory of drama, taught. From that time, he dealt with the work of Friedrich Schiller.

After the death of his father in 1909 the family moved to Mühlbach.

First release

In 1910 he published his poem Pe Tarm ( " On the Coast", 1910) in the newspaper Tribuna of Arad. 1914 published his study Românul Reflecţii asupra intuiţiei lui Bergson ( Reflections on intuition in Bergson ).

In 1911 he traveled to Italy, where he spent his time in search of philosophical works in libraries and with the visit of archaeological sites.

Study

From 1914 to 1916 studied at the theological faculties Blaga of Sibiu and Oradea. In the spring of 1916 he visited Vienna where he came in contact with Expressionism. In 1917 he completed his studies with the title of licentiate and then studied until 1920 at the University of Vienna philosophy and biology and received his doctorate in philosophy and biology. In Vienna he met his future wife Cornelia Brediceanu know.

Works

His first drama Zamolxe appeared in 1920 in the newspaper vointa. The Romanian Academy recognized him for the 1921 Adamachi price. The University of Cluj drew from the piece in 1922. This year, his first book of poetry translations in German language in the Czernowitz magazine published the bridge. 1924 and 1925 he lived in Lugoj and was editor of the newspapers vointa and Patria, Board Member of the journal Cultura and a regular contributor to the magazines Gândirea, Adevărul literary şi artistic and Cuvantul.

In 1937 he became a member of the Romanian Academy; his inaugural lecture he gave on the subject of " eulogy of the Romanian village" ( Elogiul satului românesc ). In 1939 he became Professor of Philosophy of Culture at the University of Cluj.

After the Second Vienna Award ( the Northern Transylvania to Hungary beat ) he accompanied the University of Cluj to their refuge in Sibiu ( 1940-1946 ). In 1946 he became a lecturer ( conferenţiar ) of literary and philosophical faculty ( 1946-1948 ) and had a significant influence in the Sibiu Literary Circle ( Cercul literary de la Sibiu) and Ion Desideriu Sârbu. In 1943 he was editor of the magazine Saeculum, which appeared a year. He worked as a professor until 1948, when he lost his professorship and was discharged. By 1960, he was allowed to publish their own texts more, but only translations.

In 1956 he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, however, the Romanian government protested his nomination.

On May 6, 1961 Blaga died in Cluj. Three days later, on his 66th birthday, he was buried in Lancram.

Diplomatic activities

1926 Blaga entered the diplomatic service, and held successively the post of cultural attaché at the Romanian representative offices in Warsaw, Prague, Lisbon, Bern and Vienna. 1936-1939 he was Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry and from 1938 to 1939 Envoy with unlimited powers in Portugal.

Charon's boat

After his removal from his chair in 1948 Blaga worked at the Cluj branch of historical science Institute of the Academy. 1949-1951 he was a researcher at the Institute of History and Philosophy, then Chief Librarian ( 1951-1954 ) and Deputy Director ( 1954-1959 ) of the Cluj branch of the Academy library. He could not publish their own texts and more focused on translations. Around this time he completed his translation of Goethe's Faust. 1958 appeared the first volume of the works of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in his translation. He translated classical as well as modern German texts.

His poems created at that time could not be published until after his death. About this time, also be provided with autobiographical novel features Luntrea lui Charon was ( Charon's boat ).

Literary prizes and awards

• The Romanian Academy in 1935 awarded him the Grand Prix C. Hamangiu for " his dramatic and lyrical work ." From 1936 he was an active member of the Academy
• In 1949 he was entrusted by the Romanian Academy for the drafting of two chapters in the history of the Romanian philosophy.
• In 1956 he was proposed by Bazil Munteanu (France) and Rosa Del Conte ( Italy ) for the Nobel Prize in Literature. However, the Communist Party of Romania sent a delegation to Sweden to prevent the awarding of the prize to him.
• The Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu bears his name since 1995.
• Notes: 1998 and 2006 Blaga mapped to the 5000 lei and 200 lei bill. Literature: Cuhaj, 14th Edition, page 778, no 107 (5000 lei).

Published works

Poetry

Posthumously published poems

• Varsta de fier 1940-1944
• Cântecul focului
• Corăbii cu Cenusa
• Ce Aude unicornul

Dramas

Philosophy

His philosophical work is divided into three trilogies:

Aphorisms

Lucian Blagas aphorisms are recorded in the following volumes:

Prose

• Hronicul şi cântecul vârstelor, autobiographical, posthumously published in 1965
• Luntrea lui Charon, autobiographical novel, published posthumously in 1992

Essays and philosophical studies

Posthumously published essays

Translations

• J. W. Goethe, Faust, 1955
• Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Nathan the Wise, 1956
• Din lirica Universala, 1957
• Din lirica Engleza, 1958

Letters

• Letters to Domnita Gherghinescu - Vania, published as Domnita Nebănuitelor Trepte, 1995