Constantin Râuleț (pen name of Constantin Rigopolu; August 22, 1882–1967) was a

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n playwright, poet and prose writer.

Life

Born in

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, his parents were Sofocle Rigopolu, of Aromanian origin, and his wife Vasilichița (''née'' Dodopol). A civil servant, he was director of the press section at the propaganda sub-secretariat, founder of the press directorate at the

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and initiator of cinema censorship in Romania. He worked as an editor at ''Viitorul'' and ''Nașa reci''. His first journalistic work appeared in ''Românul'', while his first book was ''Epigrame'' (1908). His contributions appeared in ''Apărarea națională'', ''Furnica'' and ''Belgia Orientului''. His plays were ''Femei ciudate'' (1911), ''Cei mai de seamă'' (1912), ''Cu perdelele lăsate'' (1916), ''Baia domniței'' (1919), ''Pentru țară!'' (1922), ''Pălăria'' (1924), ''Urechea mahalalei'' (1926) and ''Papagalii'' (1929). His prose books were ''Piedica'' (1923), ''Ordaliile lui Mionel'' (1925), ''Noaptea măștilor sfâșiate'' (1930) and ''Mânia lui Hercule'' (1943). His poetry books were ''Poemele despărțirei'' (1921), ''Poezii'' (

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prize; 1925) and ''Sensibilitate'' (1938).Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', vol. II, p. 477. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Raulet, Constantin 1882 births 1967 deaths Writers from Bucharest Romanian people of Aromanian descent Romanian poets 20th-century Romanian dramatists and playwrights Romanian male short story writers Romanian short story writers Romanian novelists Romanian magazine editors Romanian civil servants Romanian epigrammatists 20th-century Romanian male writers