George Călinescu

George Călinescu (19 June 1899, Bucharest – 12 March 1965, Otopeni) was a Romanian literary critic, historian, novelist, academician, journalist, and writer.

Works

Studies in Foreign Languages

Alcuni missionari catolici italiani nella Moldavia nella secoli XVII e XVIII (On Some Italian Catholic Missionaries in the Moldavia of the 17th and 18th centuries), 1925.

Studies on Aesthetics and World Literature

Principii de estetică ("Principles of Aesthetics"), 1939 Impresii asupra literaturii spaniole ("Impressions on Spanish Literature"), 1946 Sensul clasicismului ("The Meaning of Classicism"), 1946 Studii și conferințe ("Studies and Conferences"), 1956 Scriitori străini ("Foreign Writers"), 1967

Poetry

Poezii ("Poetry"), 1937 Lauda lucrurilor ("In Praise of Things"), 1963 Lauda zapezii ("In Praise of Snow"), 1965

Drama

Șun, mit mongol sau Calea neturburată ("Șun, a Mongol Myth"), 1940 Ludovic al XIX-lea ("Louis XIX"), 1964 Teatru ("Theatre"), 1965

Novels

Cartea nunții ("The Wedding Book"), 1933 Enigma Otiliei ("Otilia's Riddle"), 1938 Trei nuvele ("Three Novellas"), 1949 Bietul Ioanide ("Poor Ioanide"), 1953 Scrinul negru ("The Black Chest of Drawers"), 1965

History and literary criticism

Viața lui Mihai Eminescu ("Mihai Eminescu's Life"), 1932 Opera lui Mihai Eminescu ("The Works of Mihai Eminescu"), 1934 Viața lui Ion Creangă ("Ion Creangă's Life"), 1938 Istoria literaturii române de la origini pînă în prezent, 1941 Istoria literaturii române. Compendiu ("The History of Romanian Literature. A Compendium"), 1945 Universul poeziei ("The Universe of Poetry"), 1947 Nicolae Filimon, 1959 Gr. M. Alecsandrescu, 1962 Ion Creangă; Viața și opera ("Ion Creangă; His Life and Works"), 1964 Vasile Alecsandri, 1965

Journalism

Cronicile optimistului ("The Chronicles of an Optimist"), 1964 Ulysse ("Ulysses"), 1967

Travel journals

Kiev, Moscova, Leningrad (Kiev, Moscow, Leningrad), 1949 Am fost în China nouă ("I've Been to the New China"), 1953