G. CĂLINESCU’S „WEDDING BOOK” AND ASPECTS REGARDING THE FAMILY THEME
G. CĂLINESCU’S „WEDDING BOOK” AND ASPECTS REGARDING THE FAMILY THEME

Summary/Abstract: G. Călinescu’s “Wedding book” was one of the author’s first novels, as he admitted “an exercise” of what G. Călinescu the novelist would become. Therefore, we should not consider the novel worthless just because it represents an exercise, this novel has its own literary value represented by the intellectual quality, the suppleness of taste, the perfect style it was built upon, values also recognized by the literary critics. Addressing the theme of family as the fulfilment of the human being, the novel represents a true monograph of the family as an institution and at the same time a poem of matrimonial love. The foundation for this novel is marriage, with the purpose of creating a family. The very many aspects of family as a literary theme, such as marriage, the conflict between generations, tradition vs. modernity, devotion, etc. are being illustrated in a such an interesting and valuable manner by the author.

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