THE CRITICAL RECEPTION OF MIHAI EMINESCU’S PROSE
THE CRITICAL RECEPTION OF MIHAI EMINESCU’S PROSE

Summary/Abstract: Unlike his poetry, which was immediately accepted and powered by the critical consciousness and the public, Mihai Eminescuřs prose had to go a long way before being acknowledged, and analyzed. This happened mainly because of the small number of writings published during his life, and because of his type of fantastic prose, which was full of strong philosophical influences. In all of its representations, his prose meets the condition of comparison with the European creations of this particular genre. Beyond its originality, Mihai Eminescuřs prose represents a full integration into a vast concert of symbols, myths, ideas of great universal circulation, and thus, it ensures the permanency of his writings. Beyond these external references, which are, however, crucial in order to understand the value of his fantastic prose, we must emphasize the important role that the aforementioned influences played in the Romanian literature and in its directions developed by the writers of the entire 20th century

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