Panait Cerna Writer

Panait Cerna (Bulgarian: Панайот Черна, Panayot Cherna, born Panayot Stanchov or Panait Staciov; August 26 or September 25, 1881–March 26, 1913) was a Romanian poet, philosopher, literary critic and translator. A native speaker of Bulgarian, Cerna nonetheless wrote in Romanian, and developed a traditionalist style which was connected with Classicism and Neoclassicism. Praised by the conservative literary society Junimea, he was promoted by its leader Titu Maiorescu, as well as by Maiorescu's disciples Mihail Dragomirescu and Simion Mehedinţi. Cerna became the group's main representative during its decline, contributing to both major Junimist magazines, Convorbiri Literare and Convorbiri Critice. He also contributed pieces to the traditionalist magazine Sămănătorul, and was briefly affiliated with other literary journals.A graduate of the University of Bucharest, Cerna completed his studies in the German Empire. There, he attended the University of Berlin and the University of Leipzig, befriending the self-exiled Romanian dramatist Luca Caragiale'>Ion Luca Caragiale and the literary critic Paul Zarifopol. Cerna died in Leipzig at the age of thirty-one, after a long battle with tuberculosis.Along with various love poems, Panait Cerna's writings also evince his intellectual pursuits. This intellectual characteristic earned him a dedicated following, but was criticized by many of his peers, who found it artificial and outdated.

Personal facts

Panait Cerna
PseudonymPanait Cerna
Birth dateAugust 26, 1881
Birth place
Cerna Tulcea
Nationality
Romania
Date of deathMarch 26, 1913
Place of death
Leipzig

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Writer

Career start1897
Career end1913
genre
Epic poetry
Essay
Lyric poetry
influenced
Ion Sân-Giorgiu
Demostene Botez
influenced by
Nikolaus Lenau
Jean-Marie Guyau
Lord Byron
Simion Mehedinți
Louise-Victorine Ackermann
Hans Volkelt
Mihail Dragomirescu
movement
Junimea
Sămănătorul
Classicism
Symbolism (arts)
Neoclassicism

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