MIHAI EMINESCU AND THE ORIENTAL SPACE
MIHAI EMINESCU AND THE ORIENTAL SPACE

Summary/Abstract: Mihai Eminescu is considered one of the most important romantic writers of European literature. G. Călinescu in his work titled Istoria critică a literaturii române de la origini până în prezent dedicated a whole chapter to Mihai Eminescu and considered him „the national poet”, which means that, from his point of view, he was the most important poet of Romanian literature. Beeing a man with a vast culture, he was preoccupied with ideas from all cultures. This is the reason why all his work was influenced by ancient philosophy (Plato, Aristotle and Socrates) as well as German romantic philosophy (Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer), but especially Indian philosophy. The sources of inspiration of Indian origin found in Mihai Eminescu's work were represented by Ramayana, Mahabharata, Vedic Hymns, especially Rig Veda and Upanishades. An important aspect is that the Oriental Space didn‘t represent a source of inspiration only for Mihai Eminescu, it represented a source of inspiration for the entire world culture.

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