George Topîrceanu | |
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| Pen name | Gh. Dăianu, G. Struma |
| Occupation | poet, journalist, short story writer, literary critic, novelist, translator, civil servant |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Period | 1906–1937 |
| Genre | lyric poetry, parody, satire, memoir, travel literature, nature writing, sketch story, children's literature |
| Literary movement | Sămănătorul Realism Poporanism |
George Topîrceanu or Topârceanu (also known as Gh. Dăianu and G. Struma; March 21, 1886–May 7, 1937) was a Romanian poet, short story writer, and humorist, also known as a journalist, critic, memoirist and civil servant. Most of his poetic works are ballads, which he depict a wide range of sentiments and moods: from satirical undertones in Balada chiriaşului grăbit ("Ballad of the Hasty Lodger") and Balada popii din Rudeni ("Ballad of the Priest from Rudeni"), to a tragicomic fable in Balada unui greier mic ("Ballad of a Small Cricket"), and to the meditative Balada morţii ("Ballad of Death") and Balada munţilor ("Ballad of the Mountains"). In many of these, as well as in the series Rapsodii de vară ("Summer Rhapsodies") and Rapsodii de toamnă ("Autumn Rhapsodies"), Topîrceanu combines poetic intent with nature writing.
Topîrceanu also authored an incomplete novel, depicting the descent of Venerable Sisoes from Heaven into the modern world, and titled Minunile Sfântului Sisoe ("Saint Sisoes' Miracles").
Viaţa Românească Garabet Ibrăileanu Mihai Sevastos Mihail Sadoveanu