Ion Luca Caragiale
Playwright, Film story contributor
1852 – 1912
Who was Ion Luca Caragiale?
Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist. He is considered one of the greatest Romanian playwrights and writers, a leading representative of local humor, and a main representative of Junimea, an influential literary society with which he parted during the second half of his life.
Caragiale's work, spanning four decades, covers the ground between Neoclassicism, Realism, and Naturalism, building on an original synthesis of foreign and local influences. His plays constituted an important venue for criticism of late 19th-century Romanian society, while in later works of fiction Caragiale adopted the fantasy genre or turned to historical fiction.
Caragiale oscillated between the liberal current and conservatism. Most of his satirical works target the liberal republicans and the National Liberals. He clashed with National Liberal leaders such as Dimitrie Sturdza and Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, and was a lifelong adversary of the Symbolist poet Alexandru Macedonski. As a result of these conflicts his access to the cultural establishment was barred for several decades. During the 1890s, Caragiale rallied with the radical movement of George Panu, before associating with the Conservative Party. After having decided to settle in Berlin, he came to voice strong criticism for Romanian politicians of all colors in the wake of the 1907 Romanian Peasants' Revolt, and ultimately joined the Conservative-Democratic Party.
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- Born
- Feb 13, 1852
I. L. Caragiale, Dâmbovița - Also known as
- I. L. Caragiale
- Car.
- Ein rumänischer Patriot
- Luca
- Ion
- Palicar
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Maria Constantinescu
- Alexandrina Burelly
(1889/01 - 1912/06/09)
- Children
- Nationality
- Romania
- Profession
- Lived in
- Dâmbovița County
- Died
- Jun 9, 1912
Berlin - Resting place
- Bellu cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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