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Laura Pavel (born 19 October 1968) is a
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n essayist and literary critic.


Biography

Daughter of Dora Pavel, writer, and Eugen Pavel, linguist, scientific researcher. Married to the literary critic Călin Teutişan. She has a BA in Letters of the "Babeş-Bolyai" University in
Cluj-Napoca ; hu, kincses város) , official_name=Cluj-Napoca , native_name= , image_skyline= , subdivision_type1 = Counties of Romania, County , subdivision_name1 = Cluj County , subdivision_type2 = Subdivisions of Romania, Status , subdivision_name2 ...
, the Romanian-English section (1992). PhD in Letters (Literary and Drama Theory), with a thesis dedicated to
Eugène Ionesco Eugène Ionesco (; born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century. Ionesco inst ...
(2002). She is part of the literary group gathered around the cultural journal ''Echinox''. Research fellowships at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (1993),
Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universit ...
of Bloomington (1997) and the
University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, nl, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being ...
(2000). Presently she is Professor at the Faculty of Theatre and Television of the "Babeş-Bolyai" University.


Published works


Volumes of essays and literary criticism

* ''Antimemoriile lui Grobei. Eseu monografic despre opera lui
Nicolae Breban Nicolae Breban (; born February 1, 1934, in Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Transylvania, Socialist Republic of Romania) is a Romanian novelist and essayist of partial German descent. Biography He is the son of Vasile Breban, a Greek Catholic prie ...
'' he Antimemoirs of Grobei. A monographical essay on the oeuvre of Nicolae Breban Bucharest, Ed. Didactică şi Pedagogică, 1997, 166 p.; the 2nd edition, Bucharest, Ed. Fundaţiei Culturale Ideea Europeană, 2004, 202 p. * '' Ionesco. Anti-lumea unui sceptic'' onesco. The Anti-word of a skeptic Piteşti, Ed. Paralela 45, 2002, 316 p. * ''Ficţiune şi teatralitate'' iction and Theatricality Cluj, Ed. Limes, 2003, 176 p. * ''
Dumitru Țepeneag Dumitru Țepeneag (also known under the pen names Ed Pastenague and Dumitru Tsepeneag; b. February 14, 1937) is a contemporary Romanian novelist, essayist, short story writer and translator, who currently resides in France. He was one of the found ...
şi canonul literaturii alternative'' umitru Ţepeneag and the Canon of Alternative Literature Cluj, Casa Cărţii de Ştiinţă, 2007, 180 p.
''Dumitru Tsepeneag and the Canon of Alternative Literature'', translated by Alistair Ian Blyth, Champaign & Dublin & London, Dalkey Archive Press, 2011, 214 p.
* ''Teatru și identitate. Interpretări pe scena interioară / Theatre and Identity. Interpretations on the Inner Stage'', Cluj, Casa Cărții de Știință, 2012, 230 p.

* ''Personaje ale teoriei, ființe ale ficțiunii'', Iași, Institutul European, 2021, 338 p.


Prefaces; edited volumes

*
Nicolae Breban Nicolae Breban (; born February 1, 1934, in Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Transylvania, Socialist Republic of Romania) is a Romanian novelist and essayist of partial German descent. Biography He is the son of Vasile Breban, a Greek Catholic prie ...
, ''Bunavestire'', 4th edition, preface, chronology and critical references, Piteşti, Ed. Paralela 45, 2002. * Sorin Crişan, ''Jocul nebunilor'', preface, Cluj, Ed. Dacia, 2003. *
Dumitru Țepeneag Dumitru Țepeneag (also known under the pen names Ed Pastenague and Dumitru Tsepeneag; b. February 14, 1937) is a contemporary Romanian novelist, essayist, short story writer and translator, who currently resides in France. He was one of the found ...
, ''La belle Roumaine'', 2nd edition, preface, Bucharest, Ed. Art, 2007. * Nicolae Breban, ''Bunavestire'', 5th edition, chronology and critical references, Bucharest, Jurnalul Naţional & Ed. Curtea Veche, 2011.


Translations

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Melanie Klein Melanie Klein (née Reizes; 30 March 1882 – 22 September 1960) was an Austrian-British author and psychoanalyst known for her work in child analysis. She was the primary figure in the development of object relations theory. Klein suggested tha ...
, ''Iubire, vinovăţie, reparaţie'' ove, Guilt and Reparation translation from English, in collaboration, Binghamton & Cluj, Ed. S. Freud, 1994. *
Evelyn Underhill Evelyn Underhill (6 December 1875 – 15 June 1941) was an English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular Christian mysticism. Her best-known is ''Mysticism'', published ...
, ''Mistica'' ysticism translation from English, Cluj, Ed. "Biblioteca Apostrof", 1995.


Collective volumes

* ''Dicţionar analitic de opere literare româneşti'' nalytical Dictionary of Romanian Literary Works edited by Ion Pop, vol. I-IV (1998–2003); final edition, Cluj, Casa Cărţii de Ştiinţă, 2007 (co-author). * ''Ionesco după Ionesco / Ionesco après Ionesco'', Cluj, Casa Cărţii de Ştiinţă, 2000 (co-author). * ''Dumitru Tsepeneag. Les Métamorphoses d'un créateur : écrivain, théoricien, traducteur'' (Les actes du colloque organisé les 14-15 avril 2006), Timişoara, Editura Universităţii de Vest, 2006 (co-author). * ''T(z)ara noastră. Stereotipii şi prejudecăţi'', Bucharest, Institutul Cultural Român, 2006 (co-author). * ''Poetica dell'immaginario. Imago 2'', coordonator Gisèle Vanhese, Arcavacata di Rende (Cosenza), Centro Editoriale e Librario dell'Università della Calabria, 2010 (co-author). * ''Multiculturalismo e multilinguismo / Multiculturalisme et multilinguisme'', a cura di Gisèle Vanhese, Quaderni del Dipartimento di Linguistica. Università della Calabria, 25, 2010 (co-author). * ''Dicţionarul cronologic al romanului românesc. 1990-2000'', Bucharest, Editura Academiei Române, 2011 (co-author). * ''Dicționarul general al literaturii române'', A–B. Ediția a II-a revizuită, adăugită și adusă la zi, București, Editura Muzeul Literaturii Române, 2016 (co-author). * ''Dicționarul general al literaturii române'', C. Ediția a II-a revizuită, adăugită și adusă la zi, București, Editura Muzeul Literaturii Române, 2016 (co-author).
''Dicționarul cronologic al romanului tradus în România. 1990‒2000'', Cluj-Napoca, Institutul de Lingvistică și Istorie Literară „Sextil Pușcariu”
2017 (co-author). * ''Dicționarul general al literaturii române'', D–G. Ediția a II-a revizuită, adăugită și adusă la zi, București, Editura Muzeul Literaturii Române, 2017 (co-author). * ''Dicționarul general al literaturii române'', H–L. Ediția a II-a revizuită, adăugită și adusă la zi, București, Editura Muzeul Literaturii Române, 2017 (co-author). * ''Victor Man: Luminary Petals on a Wet, Black Bow '', New York, Sternberg Press, 2017 (co-author). * ''Dicționarul general al literaturii române'', M–O. Ediția a II-a revizuită, adăugită și adusă la zi, București, Editura Muzeul Literaturii Române, 2019 (co-author). * ''Enciclopedia imaginariilor din România'', coordonator general Corin Braga, vol. V, ''Imaginar și patrimoniu artistic'', volum coordonat de Liviu Malița, Iași, Polirom, 2020 (co-author).


Affiliations

* Member of the
Writers Union of Romania 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 ...
* Member of Conseil International d'Études Francophones (CIEF) * Member of the Association of General and Comparative Literature of Romania (ALGCR) * Member in the editorial board of the academic journal ''Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai'', series Dramatica


Awards

* The Prize for Debut at the National Bookfare (1997) * The Prize "Henri Jacquier" of the French Cultural Center in Cluj (2002) * The Excellence Award of the "Babeş-Bolyai" University (2002) * The Prize "Book of the Year - Literary History and Criticism" of the Romanian Writers' Union, Cluj (2007)


References

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Gheorghe Grigurcu, in ''România literară'', no. 11, March 19-25, 2003.
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Alex Goldiş, in ''Cultura'', no. 45 (149), November 15, 2007.


* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20120211173839/http://www.revista-apostrof.ro/articole.php?id=548 Irina Petraş, in ''Apostrof'', no. 2, 2008.


Further reading

* Gabriel Dimisianu, ''Lumea criticului'', Bucharest, Ed. Fundaţiei Culturale Române, 2000, pp. 153–158. * Ion Bogdan Lefter, ''Scriitori români din anii '80-'90. Dicţionar bio-bibliografic'', vol. III, Piteşti, Ed. Paralela 45, 2001, pp. 29–30. * Irina Petraş, ''Cărţile deceniului 10'', Cluj, Casa Cărţii de Ştiinţă, 2003, pp. 334–336. * Idem, ''Literatura română contemporană. O panoramă'', Bucharest, Ed. Ideea Europeană, 2008, pp. 671–674. * ''Dicţionar Echinox'', coordonateur Horea Poenar, Bucharest & Cluj, Ed. Tritonic, 2004, pp. 278–281; the 2nd edition, Piteşti, Ed. Paralela 45, 2008, pp. 298–303. * Aurel Sasu, ''Dicţionarul biografic al literaturii române'', M-Z, Piteşti, Ed. Paralela 45, 2006, p. 311. * ''Dicţionarul general al literaturii române'', P-R, Bucharest, Ed. Univers Enciclopedic, 2006, pp. 110–111. * ''Dicționarul general al literaturii române'', ediția a II-a revizuită, adăugită și adusă la zi, vol. VI, P–R, Bucharest, Ed. Muzeul Literaturii Române, 2021, pp. 172-173.


External links

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The Romanian Writers’ Union, Cluj
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Publishing House Paralela 45
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