Marta Petreu is the
pen name of Rodica Marta Vartic, née Rodica Crisan (born 14 March 1955), a
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
n philosopher, literary critic, essayist and poet. A professor of philosophy at the
Babeş-Bolyai University in
Cluj-Napoca, she has published eight books of essays and seven of poetry, and is the editor of the monthly magazine ''
Apostrof''. Petreu is also noted as a historian of
fascism
Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and cultural liberalism, a belief in natural social hierarchy an ...
, which she notably dealt with in her book about the controversial stances of philosopher
Emil Cioran
Emil Mihai Cioran (, ; 8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher, aphorist and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French. His work has been noted for its pervasive philosophical pessimism, style, and aphorisms. ...
(''An Infamous Past: E. M. Cioran and the Rise of Fascism in Romania'', 1999).
Writings
Novels
* ''Acasă, pe cîmpia Armaghedonului'', 2011
* ''Supa de la miezul nopţii'', 2017
Essayst and historian of philosophy
* ''Teze neterminate'', 1991
* ''Jocurile manierismului logic'', 1995
* ''Ionescu în ţara tatălui'', 2001
* ''Filosofia lui Caragiale'', 2003
* ''Blaga, între legionari şi comunişti'' (Blaga, between legionnaires and communists), 2021
Presence in English language anthologies
* ''Testament - 400 Years of Romanian Poetry - 400 de ani de poezie românească'' - bilingual edition -
Daniel Ioniță (editor and principal translator) with
Daniel Reynaud
Daniel Reynaud (born 27 August 1958) is an Australian historian whose work on Australian war cinema and on Australian World War I soldiers and religion has challenged aspects of the Anzac legend, Australia’s most important national mythology ...
, Adriana Paul & Eva Foster - Editura Minerva, 2019 -
*''Romanian Poetry from its Origins to the Present'' - bilingual edition English/Romanian-
Daniel Ioniță (editor and principal translator) with
Daniel Reynaud
Daniel Reynaud (born 27 August 1958) is an Australian historian whose work on Australian war cinema and on Australian World War I soldiers and religion has challenged aspects of the Anzac legend, Australia’s most important national mythology ...
, Adriana Paul and Eva Foster - Australian-Romanian Academy Publishing - 2020 - ; LCCN - 202090783
External links
Marta Petreuat the
Babeş-Bolyai University
* http://www.blouseroumaine.com/biographies/marta-petreu.html
* http://www.agonia.net/index.php/author/0005366/Marta%20Petreu#bio
Romanian essayists
Romanian philosophers
Romanian poets
Romanian women writers
Romanian magazine editors
Academic staff of Babeș-Bolyai University
Historians of fascism
1955 births
Living people
Romanian women philosophers
20th-century Romanian philosophers
Romanian writers
Romanian literary critics
Romanian women literary critics
Romanian women poets
Romanian women essayists
20th-century Romanian women writers
20th-century essayists
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