Ion Creanga

Danilo Stackpole: The Fool Who Outwitted the Devil (Stories. Tales. Memories.) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

After ruining his fortune in a hilarious display of poor judgment, a not very bright peasant decides to become a hermit. There's one small problem with his plan: the place on which he chooses to found his monastery belongs to the underworld. A hilarious, 19th century short story by Romania's greatest storyteller. "Noted among samples of 19th century Romanian humor, "Danila Prepeleac" earned critical attention for its creative language, the defining traits of its main characters, and echoes of larger themes found throughout European folklore..." --Wikipedia

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Tiberian Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781386949572
• Artikelnr.: 52893756

Autorenporträt

Ion Creanga (March 1, 1837 - December 31, 1889) was a Moldavian, later Romanian writer, raconteur and schoolteacher. A main figure in 19th century Romanian literature, he is best known for his Childhood Memories volume, his novellas and short stories, and his many anecdotes. Creanga's main contribution to fantasy and children's literature includes narratives structured around eponymous protagonists ("Harap Alb", "Ivan Turbinca", "Danila Prepeleac", "Stan Pațitul"), as well as fairy tales indebted to conventional forms ("The Story of the Pig", "The Goat and Her Three Kids", "The Mother with Three Daughters-in-Law", "The Old Man's Daughter and the Old Woman's Daughter"). Widely seen as masterpieces of the Romanian language and local humor, his writings occupy the middle ground between a collection of folkloric sources and an original contribution to a literary realism of rural inspiration. A defrocked Romanian Orthodox priest with an unconventional lifestyle, Creanga made an early impact as an innovative educator and textbook author, while pursuing a short career in nationalist politics with the Free and Independent Faction. His literary debut came late in life, closely following the start of his close friendship with Romania's national poet Mihai Eminescu and their common affiliation with the influential conservative literary society Junimea. Although viewed with reserve by many of his colleagues there, and primarily appreciated for his records of oral tradition, Creanga helped propagate the group's cultural guidelines in an accessible form. Later criticism has often described him, alongside Eminescu, Ion Luca Caragiale and Ioan Slavici, as one of the most accomplished representatives of Junimist literature.