IN MEMORIAM LEON LEVITCHI: A LIFE OF EXCELLENCE
IN MEMORIAM LEON LEVITCHI: A LIFE OF EXCELLENCE
Author(s): Elena Carmen BobocescuSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Lexis, Higher Education , Translation Studies
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: Birth centenary – Leon Levițchi; Anglistics; lexicography; translations studies; academic research and excellence;
Summary/Abstract: For Romanian Anglophiles as well as for many alumni with a degree in English Letters at the University of Bucharest, the year 2018 appears to be important in more than one way: not only does it mark the centenary of the Great Union and the coming into existence of modernRomania, but it is also the year we commemorate the birth centenary of a prominent cultural personality - Leon Levitchi. Born on August 27 1918, the former professor at the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures directed and contributed to the development of the Department of English during the difficult years of the communist regime. Professor Levitchi was a model of accomplished scholar as he combined teaching, translating, academic research and extensive publishing; he authored some of the best English-Romanian dictionaries, the first handbook for Romanian translators into English and detailed grammar books which guided generations of Romanian students into the learning and teaching of English. One of his major achievements is the translation of George Călinescu‘s History of the Romanian Literature published in 1989 which offered West-European scholars the chance to find out more about the literary history of a country behind the Iron Curtain.
Journal: Synergies in Communication
- Issue Year: 1/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 24-30
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
