Enekitse Vărerescu ( roman. Ienăchiță Văcărescu ; 1740 - 1797 ) is a Romanian poet , historian , philologist , polyglot , author of one of the first Romanian grammars. Diplomat
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Biography
The representative of the Wallachian boyar clan is Vacarescu . Received a thorough education. Studied in St. Petersburg and Vienna . He knew several foreign languages, including Italian , French , German , Turkish , Ancient and New Greek , Old Slavic , Persian , Arabic .
During the reign of Gregory Gick held high government posts. In some cases, he served as a diplomat for Wallachia, often visited missions abroad, including conducting important negotiations, for example, with the Habsburgs about the fate of their sons, thanks to Prince Alexander Ipsilanti , who were detained in Vienna in 1782; met and talked with Emperor Joseph II , supported the French ambassador, Baron de Breteuil et al.
The next ruler, Theodore Balsh, exiled him to Rhodes , but his successor, Nikolai Vogoride , returned Wakeresku from exile and appointed him a great ban .
He is the author of one of the first printed books in Romanian - grammar ( "Observaţii sau băgări de seamă asupra regulilor şi orânduielilor gramaticii româneşti" 1787), which also includes a section on prosody (the study of versification ). He also owns Greek Grammar ( Gramatica greacă completă ).
First imitated the Greek poets, later translated Voltaire and Goethe . He wrote poetry under the influence of Anacreont , using folklore motifs, the main theme of which was romantic love . He also created poems, imitating Russian folk songs.
His main poems, The Turtled Garden and Testamentul, written in Romanian, became a national classic.
His sons Alecu and Nicolae continued their father's undertakings, were also poets. His grandson was Janke Wakeresku (1786–1863), the translator of Britannic, Rasin , and was the author of poetic messages addressed to a number of contemporaries.
Granddaughter - Elena Várerescu (1964-1947), Romanian-French writer, poetess, translator, diplomat.
As a historian, he compiled the history of the Ottoman Empire , decorating it with poetic inserts. Wrote "Istorie Preaputernicilor Împăraţi Otomani" ("The History of All Powerful Ottoman Emperors").
Selected Poetry
- Într-o grădină
- Amărâta turturea
- Spune, inimioară, spune
- Ce ai să-mi zici dă mândrie?
- A socoti că poate
- De-a avea milostivire
- La o-ntristare
- Urmașilor mei Văcărești
- Zilele ce oi fi viu
He was buried in the Bellu cemetery in Bucharest.
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 123509335 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.