History Of Romanian Modern Civilization, 1924-1925
excerpts XVII 1. The impact of Western social ideology preceded the impact of capitalism, in other words, the social revolution preceded the economic revolution2. The revolution led by Tudor Vladimirescu and the existence of the national party cannot be viewed as the starting
Tradition And Modernity In The 1920s (IV)
excerpts Chapter IV. What path shall we choose for our evolution? 1 The history of modern Romania has registered, periodically, a phenomenon that might seem strange at first glance. That is the discussion, every two or three decades, concerning the development of the country
New Critical Studies, 1920
The programmatic article of THE NEW TREND, 1906excerpts …To start a war against foreign culture because we, in our barbarity, have taken the bad parts from it, is – an exaggerated but suggestive comparison – to do like mulattos in Liberia, were they, disgusted by
The Effects Of Disappointment
At the beginning of the '20s, fascism represented the newest and the most catching political phenomenon. Nevertheless, it failed to be a roaring success everywhere and especially at the very beginning. In Romania, the obsession of being permanently synchronized with
Tradition And Modernity In The 1920s (III)
excerpts Chapter III. Reason and rationalism under accusation 2 The truth is that any objective examination of the ideological phenomenon that we are studying cannot avoid the conclusion that things were quite similar in France and Germany. By entering the territory
Orthodoxy And Romanianness, 1929
excerpts Orthodoxy is the rhythm in which the most authentic breath of complete life can be found, of life lived with the wish for the progress by which the evil that hurt it is made good, and by which it is elevated towards the perfection, which is its real normal status.
The Generation Of '27, Between The Holocaust And The Gulag
excerpt After the year when its first program was launched, namely Mircea Eliade's Spiritual Itinerary, the generation of '27 (or the young generation, the generation of the '30s, the generation that lived life for life's sake, the experiential and Orthodox
The Manifesto Of The White Lily, 1928
excerpts The lashes against the young generation are relentless. They have all befallen us at once, like pelts of heavy rain. The pundits charge anew and huff heavily, seconded by verbose mercenaries that bounce off like loose cannonballs of tennis. All the nuances of
Proto-History Or The Middle Ages
The European nations are divided into two main groups: those which had a glorious Middle Ages period out of whose crises the Renaissance came out, and those which had a minimal, insignificant, derived one. The former created most of the civil, spiritual and cultural history
The Second Independence, 1926
There is a technique of the life of the matter and a technique of the life of the soul. One is the result of scientific findings and inventions based on precise and universally valid laws; the other is the result of long-wearing inner experiences of man with himself, with
Lecture On The Philosophy Of Religion, 1924-1925
excerpts XIV. The structure of the secondary determinations of the divine8. On the spiritual dimension of the Christian Orthodox But what is exactly the spiritual dimension? For example, if we are aware of the fact that we are Christians, in this daily statement: I am
Programele ICR Viena 2008 – 2009
Pentru sezonul cultural de toamnă, ICR Viena pregăteşte câteva programe de mare anvergură, cum ar fi cea de a doua ediţie a festivalurilor de film şi de jazz, concerte extraordinare susţinute de Grigore Leşe şi de actriţa şi cântăreaţa maghiară Andrea Malek,