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Alexandru Depărățeanu
Alexandru Depărățeanu (February 25, 1834–January 9, 1865) was a Wallachian, later Romanian poet and playwright. Born in Roșiorii de Vede, his parents were Petru Depărățeanu and his wife Elisabeta (''née'' Altanlâu). He studied in his native town and at Bucharest's Saint Sava College, after which he went to the University of Paris from 1856 to 1858, without earning a degree. From 1860 to 1865, Depărățeanu was deputy prefect of Teleorman and Târgului plăși, and in 1864 was a deputy to the Legislative Chamber. Depărățeanu's contributions appeared in ''Buciumul'', ''Seculul'' and ''Naționalul''. Two books of his poetry were published in 1861: ''Ciocoii vechi și ciocoii noi'' and ''Doruri și amoruri''. These were followed by his 1864 historical drama ''Grigorie Vodă – domnul Moldovei''. Among the first translators from Spanish to Romanian, he worked with a few '' romancero'' texts, finding convincing equivalent terms. His poetry bears all the marks of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia (; ; : , : ) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians. Wallachia was traditionally divided into two sections, Muntenia (Greater Wallachia) and Oltenia (Lesser Wallachia). Dobruja could sometimes be considered a third section due to its proximity and brief rule over it. Wallachia as a whole is sometimes referred to as Muntenia through identification with the larger of the two traditional sections. Wallachia was founded as a principality in the early 14th century by Basarab I after a rebellion against Charles I of Hungary, although the first mention of the territory of Wallachia west of the river Olt dates to a charter given to the voivode Seneslau in 1246 by Béla IV of Hungary. In 1417, Wallachia was forced to accept the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire; this lasted until the 19th century. In 1859, Wallachia united with Moldavia to form the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
