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List Of Romanian Fairy Tales
Fairy tales are stories that range from those originating in folklore to more modern stories defined as literary fairy tales. This is a list of Romanian fairy tales: A *"Aleodor împărat" ("Emperor Aleodor"), by Petre Ispirescu B *"Băiatul care vorbea cu florile", by Petre Crăciun *"Balaurul cel cu șapte capete" *"Broasca țestoasă cea fermecată" ("The Enchanted Turtle") *"Băiatul cel bubos și ghigorțul" C *"Cămașa fermecată", by Petre Crăciun *"Călătorie în spicul de grâu", by Petre Crăciun *"Capra cu trei iezi", by Ion Creangă" *"Cei trei frați împărați" *"Cele douăsprezece fete de împărat și palatul cel fermecat" *"Cele trei rodii aurite , by Petre Ispirescu" *"Ciobănașul cel isteț sau țurloaiele blendei" *"Copiii văduvului și iepurele, vulpea, lupul și ursul" *"Cotoșman năzdrăvanu" D *"Departe, departe" *"Dochia" (Dimitrie Bolintineanu) *"Doi feți cu stea în frunte" ("The Boys with the Golden Stars"), by Ioan Slavici *"Două oale", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petre Ispirescu
Petre Ispirescu (; January 1830 – 21 November 1887) was a Romanian editor, folklorist, printer, and publicist. He is best known for his work as a gatherer of Romanian folk tales, recounting them with a remarkable talent. Career Petre Ispirescu was born in Bucharest, the son of Gheorghe Ispirescu, a barber, and Elena Ispirescu, a remarkable story teller. He grew up listening to countless folk tales told by his parents and his father's customers and apprentices. His parents wanted him to be a priest and he was entrusted to study with a monk at the Metropolitan Church, after which he studied with a priest at the Domnița Bălașa Church. He dropped out in 1844 at age fourteen and became an apprentice at the printing house headed by Zaharia Carcalechi, hoping to further his education by reading the books printed there. Working 14 hours a day, he became a qualified printer in 1848. In 1854, he was hired at the ''Copainie'' typography. In 1858, within the context of talks about the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Povestea Lui Harap-Alb
"Harap Alb" or "Harap-Alb" () is the protagonist as well as the title of a Romanian-language fairy tale by Ion Creangă, known in full as ''Povestea lui Harap Alb'' ("The Story of Harap Alb"). He is the youngest of three princes. "Harap Alb" received much posthumous attention from literary critics, and inspired works in other genres. These include Ion Popescu-Gopo's film '' De-aş fi Harap Alb'', a Postmodernist novel by and a comic book by Sandu Florea, alongside one of Gabriel Liiceanu's theses in the field of political philosophy. Name Harap Alb in Romanian signifies "White African"''Library of Congress Subject Headings'' (1996), Vol. II:D-J, Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service, Washington, D. C., p. 2328. ISSN 1048-9711Lamb, Ruth S. (1984), "Romanian Drama", in Stanley Hochman (ed.), ''The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama, Vol. 4: O-S'', McGraw-Hill, New York, p. 248. or "White Arab". The word ''harap'' is an antiquated form of ''arap'' derived fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Enchanted Pig
The Enchanted Pig (Romanian: ''Porcul cel fermecat'') is a Romanian fairy tale, collected in ''Rumanische Märchen'' and also by Petre Ispirescu in ''Legende sau basmele românilor''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Red Fairy Book''. The tale is related to the international cycle of the Animal as Bridegroom or "The Search for the Lost Husband". wherein a human maiden marries a husband in animal form, breaks a prohibition and has to search for him. Synopsis A king goes to war and tells his daughters they may go anywhere in the castle except one room. One day, they disobey and find a book open in it. It says that the oldest shall marry a prince from the east, the second a prince from the west, and the youngest a pig from the north. The youngest is horror-struck, but her sisters manage to convince her that it is impossible. The king returns and discovers, from the youngest's unhappiness, what they had done. He resolves to face it as best they can. A prince from the east marries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wonderful Bird
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Of Stone
The Man of Stone (''Omul de piatră'') is a Romanian fairy tale collected by Petre Ispirescu in ''Legende sau basmele românilor''.Julia Collier Harris, Rea Ipcar, ''The Foundling Prince & Other Tales: Translated from the Roumanian of Petre Ispirescu'', p 117, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York 1917 Synopsis A king and queen had no children. A black man or Arab came to the king and offered a potion that would make the queen pregnant. The cook prepared it and, not knowing its powers, tasted some before coming to the queen. Both the cook and the queen became pregnant and each gave birth to a son. When the prince was grown, the king had to go to war. He gave the keys to the castle and told him not to go into the door locked by the golden key. The prince went into it and found a spy glass that showed him the beautiful Princess Kiralina, and he fell so in love with her that he was sick and near dying. The king sent messengers but her father refused to let them marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A String Of Pearls Twined With Golden Flowers
A String of Pearls Twined with Golden Flowers, The Golden Twins or Pearls, Thread Yourselves (Romanian: ''Înşiră-te mărgăritari'') is a Romanian fairy tale collected by Petre Ispirescu in ''Legende sau basmele românilor''. Source According to Daniel Gicu's research, the tale was collected by Ispirescu in 1876 from a soldier named Mihai Constantin. Synopsis A young and handsome king, whenever he could leave his duties, liked to wander the world. He passed by the castle of an emperor and heard his three daughters speak. They all wished they could marry him; the oldest said that she would keep his house clean; the second, that she would make his house like two golden apples; the third, that she would bear him golden twins. He married the third, and she became pregnant, but his old favorite, a gypsy slave, envied the queen. When the children were due, the king had to go to war. He was greeted back with two puppies, which he was told the queen had borne. He made the queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Cultural Institute
The Romanian Cultural Institute ( ro, Institutul Cultural Român, ICR), headquartered in Bucharest, was established in 2004 on the older institutional framework provided by the Romanian Cultural Foundation and before 1989 by the Institute for the Cultural Relations Abroad. Since 2005 it has undergone a tremendous development that has seen a solid increase in the number and geographic dispersion of its chapters, now 18-strong. Working in tandem with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in partnership with countless indigenous and foreign organizations, the Romanian Cultural Institute's presence is firmly established in Europe, North America, Middle East, and China as it has become the main promoter of international cultural relations in the Romanian public ecosystem. International centers The Romanian Cultural Institute has branches in several countries throughout the world: * (Chișinău) * (Berlin) * (Brussels) * (Budapest, Szeged) * (Istanbul) * (Lisbon) * (London) * (Madri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tudor Pamfile
Tudor Pamfile (11 June 1883 – 21 October 1921) was a Romanian writer. Tudor Pamfile was born on 11 June 1883 in the village of Țepu in Tecuci County (now in Galați County). He attended primary school and the gymnasium in Tecuci, and then transferred to the Military School in Bucharest. During his studies, he was befriended by Ioan Bianu, who introduced him to the literary circles of Bucharest. Upon graduation he was assigned to the Third Roșiori Regiment in Bârlad. Tudor Pamfile's work, as a writer was significantly influenced by ethnographer and folklorist Simeon Florea Marian. Pamfile himself is counted among prominent folklorists. He, together with Arthur Gorovei, have been credited with being the first scholars to collect genuine Romanian folktales. Pamfile was editor of the magazines ''Ion Creangă'' and ''Miron Costin'', both published in Bârlad. He also supported the magazine '' Freamătul'' initially published in Tecuci, but which moved to Bârlad. He wrote se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Editura Minerva
Editura Minerva is one of the largest publishing houses in Romania. Located in Bucharest, it is known, among other things, for publishing classic Romanian literature, children's books, and scientific books. The company was founded in Bucharest in 1898, but closed after World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... It re-opened in 1970. It was privatized in 1999 and was bought by Megapress Holdings in 2002. References External linksOfficial website Book publishing companies of Romania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mircea Braga
Mircea is a Romanian masculine given name, a form of the South Slavic name Mirče (Мирче) that derives from the Slavic word ''mir'', meaning 'peace'. It may refer to: People Princes of Wallachia * Mircea I of Wallachia (1355–1418), also known as Mircea the Elder * Mircea II of Wallachia (1428–1447), grandson of Mircea I * Mircea III Dracul, Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia in 1510 * Mircea the Shepherd (died 1559), son of Radu cel Mare * Alexander II Mircea, Voivode of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577 * Prince Mircea of Romania (1913–1916) Others *Mircea Albulescu, professional name of Iorgu Constantin Albulescu (1934–2016), Romanian actor, university professor, journalist, poet and writer * Mircea Badea (born 1974), Romanian political satirist, television host, media critic, radio personality and occasional actor *Mircea Baniciu (born 1949), Romanian musician, singer and songwriter * Mircea Brînzea (born 1986), Romanian aerobic gymnast *Mircea Că ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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