Ștefan Augustin Doinaș

	Ștefan Augustin Doinaș
Born	April 26, 1922; Cherechiu,Bihor County,Kingdom of Romania
Died	May 25, 2002(aged 80); Bucharest,Romania
Resting place	Bellu Cemetery,Bucharest
Alma mater	University of Cluj
Spouse	Irinel Liciu[ro] (m.1958⁠–⁠2002)
Senator of Romania
	In office; 25 February 1993 – November 1996

Ștefan Augustin Doinaș(Romanian pronunciation:[ʃteˈfanawɡusˈtindojˈnaʃ];pen name ofȘtefan Popa) (April 26, 1922^[1]– May 25, 2002) was aRomanian Neoclassicalpoet of theCommunistera. He wrote 23 books of poetry, as well as children's books, essay collections, and a novel.^[2]

Doinaș was born inCherechiu,Bihor County.After graduating from theMoise Nicoară High SchoolinArad,he studied medicine inSibiu,where theUniversity of Clujhad moved in the wake of theHungarianoccupation ofNorthern Transylvania.^[3]^[2]There he joined theSibiu Literary Circle,a group formed aroundLucian Blaga.Doinaș then studied philosophy and literature at the University of Cluj, graduating with aB.A.degree in 1947.^[2]Starting in 1948, he taught at schools inHălmagiuandGurahonț,inArad County.^[4]

After moving to Bucharest in 1955, he was arrested in 1957 by theSecuritatefor "failure to report" and turn over a fellow editor, who had invited his colleagues to participate in an anti-communist protest. He was released from prison one year later, and was subsequently rehabilitated by theCommunist authorities.^[4]^[2]Doinaș published his first volume of poems,Cartea mareelor( "The Book of Tides" ), in 1964. Some of his most famous works include:Omul cu compasul,Seminția lui Laokoon,Anotimpul discret,Interiorul unui poem,andLamentații.In 1992, he became amember of the Romanian Academy,and in 2002, honorary president of theWriters' Union of Romania.Elected in 1992 to theSenate of Romaniaas a member of theCivic Alliance Party[ro],he served until 1996.^[3]

Doinaș died ofthroat cancerat Fundeni HospitalBucharest.That night, his wifeIrinel Liciu[ro],a former firstballerinawhom he had married in 1958, committedsuicide;she was 74.^[2]The two were buried in the city'sBellu Cemetery.^[5]

Presence in English Language Anthologies[edit]

Testament - 400 Years of Romanian Poetry - 400 de ani de poezie românească- bilingual edition -Daniel Ioniță(editor and principal translator) withDaniel Reynaud,Adriana Paul & Eva Foster -Editura Minerva,2019 -ISBN 978-973-21-1070-6
Romanian Poetry from its Origins to the Present- bilingual edition English/Romanian -Daniel Ioniță(editor and principal translator) withDaniel Reynaud,Adriana Paul and Eva Foster - Australian-Romanian Academy Publishing - 2020 -ISBN 978-0-9953502-8-1;OCLC 1288167046
Born in Utopia - An anthology of Modern and Contemporary Romanian Poetry -Carmen Firan and Paul Doru Mugur (editors) with Edward Foster - Talisman House Publishers - 2006 -ISBN 1-58498-050-8
Testament - Anthology of Romanian Verse - American Edition -monolingual English language edition -Daniel Ioniță(editor and principal translator) with Eva Foster, Daniel Reynaud and Rochelle Bews - Australian-Romanian Academy for Culture - 2017 -ISBN 978-0-9953502-0-5

References[edit]

^Roy MacGregor-Hastie(June 1969).Anthology of contemporary Romanian poetry.Owen. p. 128.ISBN 978-0-7206-0280-7.Retrieved2013-08-04.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e"Stefan Augustin Doinas, Prolific Romanian Poet, 80".The New York Times.May 29, 2002.RetrievedApril 18,2023.
^^a ^bUntaru, Claudia (November 14, 2013)."Ștefan Augustin Doinaș, personalitate de seamă a literaturii române. El a fost căsătorit cu Irinel Liciu, primă balerină la Operă".Adevărul(in Romanian).RetrievedApril 18,2023.
^^a ^bIancu, Bogdan (January 23, 2015)."Poveștile de dragoste ale două genii din literatura română: poetul Ștefan Augustin Doinaș și scriitorul Ioan Slavici".Adevărul(in Romanian).RetrievedApril 18,2023.
^"In memoriam – Stefan Augustin Doinas".Revista 22.June 3, 2002.RetrievedApril 18,2023.

External links[edit]

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[MacGregor-Hastie1969-1] Roy MacGregor-Hastie(June 1969).Anthology of contemporary Romanian poetry.Owen. p. 128.ISBN 978-0-7206-0280-7.Retrieved2013-08-04.

[NYT-2] "Stefan Augustin Doinas, Prolific Romanian Poet, 80".The New York Times.May 29, 2002.RetrievedApril 18,2023.

[Adevarul-2013-3] Untaru, Claudia (November 14, 2013)."Ștefan Augustin Doinaș, personalitate de seamă a literaturii române. El a fost căsătorit cu Irinel Liciu, primă balerină la Operă".Adevărul(in Romanian).RetrievedApril 18,2023.

[Adevarul-2015-4] Iancu, Bogdan (January 23, 2015)."Poveștile de dragoste ale două genii din literatura română: poetul Ștefan Augustin Doinaș și scriitorul Ioan Slavici".Adevărul(in Romanian).RetrievedApril 18,2023.

[Revista22-5] "In memoriam – Stefan Augustin Doinas".Revista 22.June 3, 2002.RetrievedApril 18,2023.

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