Dan Duțescu (21 October 1918 – 26 September 1992) was a professor of English language and literature at the University of Bucharest, and a member of the

Romanian Writers' Union The Writers' Union of Romania (), founded in March 1949, is a professional association of writers in Romania. It also has a subsidiary in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. The Writers' Union of Romania was created by the communist regime by taking ...

. A graduate of the School of English Studies of the University of Bucharest's Department of Letters, he taught

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at the

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(1964–1965) and the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

(1971–1973). He had a son, Dan, and a daughter, Taina Duțescu-Coliban, a linguist and mountain climber who went missing in 1992 while trying to climb Mount

Dhaulaghiri Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world at above sea level, and the highest mountain within the borders of a single country (Nepal). It was first climbed on 13 May 1960 by a Swiss-Austrian-Nepali expedition. Annapurna I () is ...

Works

Published books (selection)

* ''Limba engleză fără profesor'' ("Teach Yourself English"), co-author (with

Leon Levițchi Leon Levițchi (27 August 1918 – 16 October 1991) was a Romanian philologist and translator who specialised in the study of the English language and literature. Life The son of Diomid Leu, a clergyman and teacher, and Zenovia Gârlea, a primary ...

) * ''Humour in English'' (Editura Științifică, 1964) * ''Manual de conversație în limba engleză'' (ed. I - Editura Ştiinţifică, 1970; ed. II - 1973; ed. III - 1976) * ''Spoken English - Manual de conversație în limba engleză'' (ed. a IV-a, Editura Miron, 1991)

Translations (selection)

* ''Antologia bilingvă Shakespeare'' ("Shakespeare Bilingual Anthology"), co-author (with Leon Levițchi), 1964 * ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'', co-author (with Leon Levițchi) * ''

Richard III Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Battl ...

'', co-author (with Leon Levițchi) * ''

Beowulf ''Beowulf'' (; ang, Bēowulf ) is an Old English epic poem in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important and most often translated works of Old English literature. The ...

'', co-author (with Leon Levițchi) * ''Povestiri din Canterbury'' ("

The Canterbury Tales ''The Canterbury Tales'' ( enm, Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of twenty-four stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. It is widely regarded as Chaucer's ''Masterpiece, ...

") by

Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer (; – 25 October 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for ''The Canterbury Tales''. He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively, the "father of English poetry". He wa ...

* ''Trolius si Cressida'' (" Troilus and Criseyde") by Geoffrey Chaucer * ''Cartea ducesei'' (" The Book of the Duchess") by Geoffrey Chaucer * ''Cartea faimei'' (" The House of Fame") by Geoffrey Chaucer * ''Legenda femeilor vestite'' (" The Legend of Good Women") by Geoffrey Chaucer * ''Like Diamonds in Coal Asleep'', co-author (with Leon Levițchi and Andrei Bantaș) * ''Romanian Poets of Our Time'', co-author, 1974, Univers Publishing House * ''Meșterul Manole''

Awards

* He was awarded the Romanian Writers' Union Translation Prize for his translations twice, for his translations of Chaucer and Meșterul ManoleAndrei Bantaș, ''Un spirit fermecător: Dan Duțescu'', in

România Literară ''România Literară'' is a cultural and literary magazine from Romania. In its original edition, it was founded on 1 January 1855 by Vasile Alecsandri and published in Iași until 3 December 1855, when it was suppressed. The new series appeared on ...

, 7 Oct. 1992

References

* Aurel Sasu, Dictionarul biografic al literaturii române (A-L), Paralela 45, Pitesti, 2006, p. 546 * Andrei Bantaș, ''Un spirit fermecător: Dan Duțescu'', in

România literară ''România Literară'' is a cultural and literary magazine from Romania. In its original edition, it was founded on 1 January 1855 by Vasile Alecsandri and published in Iași until 3 December 1855, when it was suppressed. The new series appeared on ...

, 7 Oct. 1992 *

Zoe Dumitrescu Bușulenga Zoe (also ZOE, Zoë, Zoé, etc.) can refer to: *ζωή (''zōḗ''), the Ancient Greek word for "life" People * Zoe (name), including list of persons and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Zoe'' (film) * ZOE Broadcast ...

, in '' Secolul 20'', nr. 7, 1974 * Andrei Bantaș, in ''Argeș'', nr. 3, 1978 * Pia Teodorescu Brânzeu, in ''Orizont'', nr. 38, 1982 *

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, in ''Literatorul'', nr. 42, 1992 {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutescu, Dan 1918 births 1992 deaths Academic staff of the University of Bucharest Romanian translators Translators of William Shakespeare English–Romanian translators 20th-century translators 20th-century Romanian poets