YAKINDA SIRA G?KY?Z?NE DE GELECEK! ? ?ilahi nizama(Yarat?l?? Yasalar?na) g?re, yeryüzünün hi? bir yeri; hi? bir insana ve zümreye ait de?ildir. ?nsani düzene g?re ise ger?ek tamamen farkl? olup yeryüzü parsel, parsel ya?malanm?? olup nehirler, g?ller, denizler ve hatta k?talar bir avu? az?nl??a ya da zümreye hizmet etmektedir. S?z konusu bu az?nl?klar dünyan?n kaynaklar?n? ?e?itli y?ntemlerle dev?irip s?mürmektedirler. ??S?mürü sadece do?al kaynaklarla s?n?rl? olmay?p dünya üzerinde ya?ayan tüm canl?lar? da kapsamaktad?r. Bundan, tek hücreli organizmalar da nasibini almakta ve efendilerinin ahlaks?z ama?lar?na hizmet etmeye mecbur kalmaktad?r. Bu azg?n küresel s?mürgeciler, insanlar?n beden ve beyin gü?lerini s?mürdükleri yetmezmi? gibi ?imdilerde zihinlerini de ele ge?irmeye y?nelik yo?un bir gayret i?indedirler. ??S?mürgeciler, kaynaklardan dev?irdikleri de?erleri ?nce paraya daha sonra ise parayla birlikte bu kaynaklar? da kullanarak gü? dev?irmekte olup ?bu b?yle katlanarak devam etmektedir. Küresel emperyalistler, s?mürü düzenini hepimizin iyi bildi?i yedi(S) arac?l???yla, yani onlar? de?er dev?irmekte kullanarak ger?ekle?tirir. ? Bunlar s?ras?yla: Su (G?da),Sa?l?k, Seks, Silah, Sanat, Spor ve Siyaset olarak s?ralanabilmektedir. S?ra gü? dev?irmeye gelince bu s?ralamada siyaset birinci s?raya ge?mektedir. Sebebine gelince s?mürgeci en ?ok siyaseti ?veya baz? siyaset?iyi, ?baz? siyaset?iler ise bu sayd?klar?m?z?n tümünü birden kullanmaktad?rlar. ??Birde s?mürgecilerin elinde, onlar?n ?ok sevdikleri bir ba?ka (S) olan ad?na Sava? denilen alt?n (S) vard?r. Sava?lar?n ara?lar? ise sizlerin de ?ok iyi bildi?i gibi temel iki unsura dayanmaktad?r. Bunlar, dindarl?k ve kindarl?k olup toplumlar ayr??t?r?l?p dü?man kamplara b?lüne bilmeleri i?in; ya inan? farkl?l?klar?, ya da tarihin bir d?neminde atalar?n?n birbirlerine yapt?klar? yanl?? davran??lar? k?rükleyerek dü?manl?klar? yaratmaktalar. Sonras?nda da dü?manla?t?r?lan toplumlara gaz verirler, onlar sava??rken bunlar bir yandan silah satarken bir yandan da ya?malar?n?(has?latlar?n?) hazinelerine katarlar? ???nsanlar?, insanl???ndan ??karan, herkesi paran?n pe?inden ko?turan; en ac?s? da para i?in her türlü de?erlerinden vazge?ebilmeyi ba?ar? gibi sunan bu ?arp?k sisteme kar??: Bizler akl?m?z? ba??m?za toplamaz ve s?mürgecilerin de?irmenine su ta??maya devam etmeyi sürdürürsek; ?o zaman g?kyüzüne iyi bakal?m! ?ünkü; korkar?m :Torunlar?m?z g?kyüzünü b?yle mavi olarak bir daha zor g?rebilecekler !!! ?SADEKUL ? Y ? Z L E ? M E ( MAN?FESTO ) ?- G ? R ? ? ?TOPLUMSAL PAST?R?ZASYONLAR VE SAKINCALARI "Sosyolojik Past?rizasyon ve Yeni Bir Düzen ?zerine ?zgün Yakla??m" Hepimizin ?ok iyi?bildi?i gibi; kurals?z ya?ayan insan topluluklar? tarih i?erisinde kurall? ya?ama ge?erek; birer düzen toplumlar? haline gelmi?lerdir ??te: Toplumlar?n egemen oldu?u bu topraklar üzerinde ya?ayan bireylerinin hak ve ?zgürlüklerinin s?n?rlar?n? belirleyen bu tek siyasi erkin ad?na devlet denilmektedir. Bu ?rgütün, en temel g?revi yurtta?lar?n?n i? ve d?? güvenli?ini sa?lamak olmakla birlikte; devlet bu sorumlu?unu yerine getirirken ise her zaman herkese kar?? tarafs?z ve e?itlik?i olmak mecburiyetindedir. ?zellikle de i? güvenli?i sa?larken; hem kendisinden yurtta?lar?n?, hem de yurtta?lar?n? yurtta?lar?ndan korumakla yükümlüdür. Ayr?ca bireylerin beden ve ruh sa?l??? da tamamen bu ?rgütün güvencesinde olup devletler her ko?ulda ki?ilerin beden bütünlü?ü ile zihin sa?l???n? da korumaktan da soruludurlar.

Tenta?ia magnific?rii excesive a valorilor autohtone compor?t? nu pu?ine primejdii. Pe cele, mai ales, de a suscita acuza?ii de ?protocronism“, de etnocentrism, de ?localit?“, de p??unism sau ?esprit de clocher“, de ignorare a tabloului mondial al evolu?iilor ?n domeniul vizat, acuza?ii care, e adev?rat, pot fi drepte sau ne?drepte: criteriul r?m?ne legat de o chestiune de relativizare ?i de dozaj, deci de proced?ri ?nzestrate prin excelen?? cu o foarte firav? voca?ie consensual?. Am mai evocat, cu alt prilej – vorbind despre romanele lui D. ?epeneag, pe care nu le socoteam inferioare celor ale nobelizatului Claude Simon – de riscul reedit?rii sindromului ?Notre grand Arghiropoulos“, ironizat (cu simpatie, totu?i!) de E. Lovinescu ?n Aquaforte. Tot c?ut?nd, ?ns?, s? evit?m acest risc, ajungem s? ne expunem altuia: cel de a subaprecia, ?n pofida evi?den?ei, un num?r, deloc mic, de valori certe ale literaturii noastre postbelice. Nicolae B?rna

Tot ce urmeaz? s? sus?in ?n acest eseu nu poate fi de?monstrat cu precizie. ?ntr?un fel, nu fac altceva dec?t s? m? sabotez singur: sunt critic ?i istoric literar, profesor de lite?ratur? la Facultatea de Litere. Am, cum se spune, o ?cari?er? ?tiin?ific?“. Or, tot ce v? voi povesti ?n cele ce urmeaz? se a?az? contra tradi?iei, care la noi porne?te de la Mihail Dragomirescu, a ??tiin?ei literaturii“. C?linescu ironiza de fi?ecare dat? preten?iile pozitiviste ale unor cercet?tori care au impresia c? pot extrage, eventual cu cianuri, ca pe un mine?reu aurifer, adev?rul din textul literar. Literatura nu se las? disecat? cu instrumente ?tiin?ifice. C? analiza, interpreta?rea, hermeneutica literar? folosesc metode riguroase, fac uz sau caz de erudi?ie, e o alt? poveste. Dar nici o interpretare nu va ajunge la Adev?r. Pentru c? ?adev?rul“ literaturii nu e unul singur, ci o sum? de multe adev?ruri. Fiecare dintre ele depinz?nd de cititor, de inteligen?a lui, de cultura lui ?i, nu ?n ultimul and, de sensibilitatea lui. Bogdan Cre?u

Atunci c?nd Iisus le spune ucenicilor, ?n Evanghelia dup? Matei, 5:14, enun??nd ?fericirile“ (?n Cuv?ntarea de pe munte) c? ?voi sunte?i lumina lumii. O cetate situat? pe un munte nu poate s? r?m?n? ascuns?“, accep?iunea e strict metaforic?, la fel cum se ?nt?mpl? ?i ?n foarte cunoscuta scen? a Schimb?rii la fa??, tot ?n Mat. 17:2, unde se spune c? ?El s-a schimbat la fa?? ?naintea lor; fa?a lui a str?lucit ca Soarele ?i hainele i s-au f?cut albe ca lumina“. ?n Evanghelia dup? Marcu, mai aspr? ?i – dup? cum ?tim – mai veche dec?t aceea a lui Matei, lumina are, de asemenea, o accep?iune metaforic?, fiind asociat? cunoa?terii ezoterice pe care, prin credin??, o vor dob?ndi cre?tinii, spre deosebire de celelalte neamuri, c?rora le este rezervat? doar o cunoa?tere exoteric?. ?tefan Borbély

Halucina?ii, semne ?i prevestiri, psihoze, scindare ?i panic?, abandon, decrepitudine, demen?? entropic?, suicid – iat? tot at?tea nume ale ?v?milor depresiunii”, ?n care sufletul nostru intrasecular se zbate, crucificat ?i, totu?i, cu speran?a m?ntuirii. Este tabloul crizei omului, profetizate de vizionari ai veacului al XIX-lea – Dostoevski, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kafka – oferit acum ?n versiune milenarist? de naratori rom?ni precum Nicolae Breban, Augustin Buzura, Florin ?lapac, Radu Aldulescu, Dumitru ?epeneag, Marius Tupan. (Geo Vasile)

This volume collects the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe (Wikipedia). It started out as a restructuring and reformatting of the 1903 “Raven Edition” of his works—and then it grew.I have rearranged the texts according to genres in the order of first publications (though still using the later revised versions). I added all the stories, poems, essays, and some miscellanea that were missing in the “Raven Edition”. Thus, you’ll find in this collection: THE TALESMetzengerstein, The Duc de L’Omelette, A Tale of Jerusalem, Loss of Breath, Bon-Bon, Ms. Found in a Bottle, The Assignation, Berenice, Morella, Lionizing, The Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans Pfaal, King Pest, Shadow—A Parable, Four Beasts in One—The Homo-Cameleopard, Mystification, Silence—A Fable, Ligeia, How to Write a Blackwood Article, A Predicament, The Devil in the Belfry, The Man that Was Used Up, The Fall of the House of Usher, William Wilson, The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion, Why the Little Frenchman Wears his Hand in a Sling, The Business Man, The Man of the Crowd, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, A Descent into the Maelstr?m, The Island of the Fay, The Colloquy of Monos and Una, Never Bet the Devil Your Head, Eleonora, Three Sundays in a Week, The Oval Portrait, The Masque of the Red Death, The Landscape Garden, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Gold-Bug, The Black Cat, Diddling, The Spectacles, A Tale of the Ragged Mountains, The Premature Burial, Mesmeric Revelation, The Oblong Box, The Angel of the Odd, Thou Art the Man, The Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq, The Purloined Letter, The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade, Some Words with a Mummy, The Power of Words, The Imp of the Perverse, The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar, The Sphinx, The Cask of Amontillado, The Domain of Arnheim, Mellonta Tauta, Hop-Frog, Von Kempelen and his Discovery, X-ing a Paragrab, Landor’s Cottage.THE POEMSPoetry, O, Tempora! O, Mores!, Tamerlane, Song, Dreams, Spirits of the Dead, Evening Star, Imitation, Stanzas, A Dream, The Happiest Day, The Lake —— to ——, To Margaret, Alone, Sonnet—to Science, Al Aaraaf, Romance, To ——, To the River——, To M——, Fairy-Land, To Isaac Lea, An Acrostic, Elizabeth, To Helen, Israfel, The City in the Sea, The Sleeper, A P?an, The Valley of Unrest, Enigma, Fanny, The Coliseum, Serenade, To One in Paradise, Hymn, May Queen Ode, Spiritual Song, Latin Hymn, Bridal Ballad, To Zante, The Haunted Palace, Silence, Lines On Joe Locke, The Conqueror Worm, Lenore, A Campaign Song, Dream-Land, Impromptu. To Kate Carol, To F——, Eulalie, Epigram for Wall Street, The Raven, The Divine Right of Kings, To Frances S. Osgood, A Valentine, Beloved Physician, Deep in Earth, To Marie Louise (Shew), Ulalume, Lines on Ale, To Marie Louise (Shew), An Enigma, To Helen, A Dream within a Dream, Eldorado, For Annie, To My Mother, Annabel Lee, The Bells.THE NOVELSNarrative of A. Gordon Pym, The Journal of Julius Rodman.THE ESSAYSPal?stine, Maelzel’s Chess-Player, Letter to B——, American Novel-Writing, The Capitol at Washington, Instinct vs Reason—A Black Cat, The Philosophy of Furniture, Morning on the Wissahiccon, Some Account of Stonehenge, The Giant’s Dance, A Druidical Ruin in England, A Few Words on Secret Writing, Exordium, Harper’s Ferry, The Balloon-Hoax, Byron and Miss Chaworth, Pay of American Authors, Some Secrets of the Magazine Prison-House, Anastatic Printing, Street-Paving, American Poetry, The Philosophy of Composition, A Few Words on Etiquette, Eureka: A Prose Poem, The Rationale of Verse, The Poetic Principle.THE MISCELLANEAAutography, Pinakidia, Literary Small Talk, Intemperance, A Chapter on Science and Art, Cabs, Omniana, Prospectus of The Penn Magazine, Autobiographical Note, A Chapter on Autography, Prospectus of The Stylus, Souvenirs of Youth, The Head of St. John The Baptist, Doings of Gotham, A Moving Chapter, Desultory Notes on Cats, A Chapter of Suggestions, Marginalia, The Literati, Mr. Poe’s Reply to Mr. English and Others, Fifty Suggestions, Preface to “Tamerlane And Minor Poems,” Prologue to “The Folio Club”, Prefaces and Introduction to “The Conchologist’s First Book,” Preface to “Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque,” Preface to “The Raven and Other Poems.”THE PLAYPolitian.THE CRITICISMThe Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, vols. 8-13, ed. by James A. Harrison, Thomas Y. Crowell & Company 1902.THE LETTERSThe Letters of Edgar Allan Poe, 2nd edition, 2 vols., ed. by J. W. Ostrom, The Gordian Press 1966.

The grandfather of Nell Trent wants to make sure his granddaughter is provided for when he dies. His memory of his daughter’s suffering and premature death gives him a fear of poverty. This obsession results in his financial and physical ruin. Nell and her grandfather flee and embark on a journey that has no destination. For Nell, all she wants is a peaceful existence with enough to subsist on.??They come across many interesting people in their travels and are often met with the kindness of strangers. Yet, underneath an animated and colorful world, they also encounter the bleak reality of the industrial age. From simple villages and fields of flowers, they cross into a dirty city full of mass unemployment and plague victims—where children die from starvation and are left on the curb.??The story isn’t just about Nell and her grandfather, but the people who are connected to them directly or indirectly. There is Richard Swiveller, a careless young man who is a friend of Nell’s plotting brother, who wants Swiveller to marry Nell for the fortune he thinks she has. Daniel Quilp, the malicious dwarf, has a vendetta against the grandfather—who was the one person who managed to fool him. There is honest Kit, who finds himself the victim of spite of people he never harmed. Kit desires to help Nell, whoM he worships as a personal angel that has always inspired the best in him. The mysterious Bevis Marks, who is a generous patron to some and an enemy to others, also has his own reasons for finding Nell and her grandfather.??Unique to this book, unlike Dickens other works, is a fairy tale quality to the story. It is certainly a book of contrasts: the purity of Nell compared to the sadistic depravity of Quilp, fresh air and scenic villages to the polluted, stone covered city, etc. Even people’s reactions to the book revealed a stark contrast. At first, Nell Trent was praised as the most perfect Dickens character. Later, she was ridiculed and criticized by many well-known people like Oscar Wilde. While characters in other Dickens books are moving towards a better future, Nell and her grandfather are fleeing their life—and their story is moving towards an ending.??The Old Curiosity Shop was inspired by a personal tragedy in Dickens life. Nell Trent is based on the seventeen year old sister-in-law of Dickens who lived with him and whom he was fond of. The girl collapsed and died suddenly after the family had come home from the theater, probably due to undiagnosed heart disease. The story is a time capsule—full of references of popular songs, literature, and scandals of the period. As to be expected of a Dickens novel, there is social commentary on the plight of the poor. The Old Curiosity Shop delves into the unknown world of freak shows and other traveling entertainers—showing a magical world, yet one with a dark underside to it.

Cosmos I Go search the ?ons an you willWhere withered leaves of Doubt are whirled,And who hath solved this riddle, Life,Or Death - that moves with sails unfurled,Beyond the straining eyes of manMarooned upon an unknown world. II Nor tongue hath told, nor vision caughtThat paradox. Primeval Cause;Each age has had some parableEach age succeeding marked the flaws;While shifted, with the calendar,What men have termed generic laws. III Creed after creed behold them nowLike Etna on Vesuvius piled;Till, scaled to earth by drifting sandsThey lie in later days reviled,And pushed aside by Time's rough handAs toys are, by a peevish child.

It is not the purpose of this work to write a treatise on instrumentation or to prepare a pedagogical analysis of orchestration only, but rather to trace the evolu-tion of the orchestra and of orchestration in connection with the history of music proper. Special emphasis will be laid upon what may be termed the IMPELLING FORCES to which the development of orchestration is due. This necessitates a considerable repetition of familiar facts that do not lend themselves to further original treatment. The restatement of such facts, however, would seem to form an indispensable background for the main theme, which is thereby exposed with all its attending phases of logical evolution. In addition to extended studies of orchestral scores themselves, the standard works of Berlioz, Geva?rt, Riemann, Parry, and others have, as a matter of course, been referred to. The subject under discussion has already been admirably handled by Lavoix in his voluminous work entitled "Histoire de L'Instrumentation," but it was unquestionably done through French glasses, and the scores of not one German romanticist are submitted to careful analysis beyond those of Weber and Wagner. "Parsifal" had not been produced at the time when Lavoix's book went to press, nor had such representative composers as Brahms, Saint-Sa?ns, Tschaikowsky, Dvorak then won their full meed of recognition. It is obvious, therefore, that the orchestration especially of the nineteenth century offers a fertile field for further profitable research. Again, the present writer is not aware of the existence of any comprehensive work in the English language upon the history of the orchestra and of orchestration. Throughout these pages the achievements of the more prominent composers are set forth in such manner as to indicate not only the distinctive features of their orchestration but of their general creative ability as well. In each case, the general style of composition and its significance as a contribution to musical literature are first enlarged upon. This is followed by an examination of the differentiated treatment of the strings, the wood, the brass, presented in logical sequence. A final analysis is then made of the individual method of orchestration as a whole, together with its relative value in the evolution of orchestration. In the Appendix to this book will be found a few musical illustrations selected from representative orchestral scores. LOUIS ADOLPHE COERNE. Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.April 30, 1905.

Celebrul, iubitul ?i controversatul profesor de filozofie Ion Petrovici a avut o via?? fracturat?. ?ntr-o vreme, a urcat p?n? pe Everestul performan?ei ?i al recunoa?terii publice, de unde, atunci c?nd istoria s-a virusat de o ideologie apocaliptic?, s-a pr?bu?it direct ?n groapa Marianelor – b?ntuit? de tot felul de silnicii ?i nes?buin?e. Mult? vreme s-a am?git cu ?n?elesul m?ng?ietor al filosofiei (De consolation philosophie), a?a cum i-l h?r?zise cei vechi, dar s-a ?i ?nfiorat de mizeriile ei, atunci c?nd a v?zut-o dec?zut? ?n condi?ia de surogat ideologic. Oare trebuia, dup? ce-a privit lumea prin sp?rtura pe?terii lui Platon, s-o p?ndeasc? ?i din spatele gratiilor ?i-a z?voarelor trase? Vremurile noi, r?scolnice, l-au g?sit total nepreg?tit. Glasul s?u, obi?nuit s? peroreze ?n aule universitare, ?n Camer?, ?n Academie, ?n cadrul unor fastuase reuniuni interna?ionale a fost, pentru multe decenii, obligat la t?cere. […] Paginile memorialistice reproduse de noi ?n aceast? carte reprezint? doar o diviziune (cap. VIII) dintr-o lucrare mai elaborat? ?i necunoscut?. Nu ?tim unde se g?sesc restul paginilor, dar n?d?jduim c? de?in?torul lor s? g?seasc? o formula de punere ?n circula?ie public? a ?ntregului material pentru a putea reconstitui o perioad? important? din via?a sa ?i, implicit, din istoria acestei ??ri. Dup? c?te putem estima, perioada circumscris? de aceste amintiri sub?ntinde anii cei mai grei din istoria mai recent? a ??rii noastre.

Mitul felin ?n literatura universal? este o lucrare ?n care s-a ?ncercat sintetizarea ?ntr-o form? accesibil?, ?ns? f?r? a fi superficial?, a unei cantit??i impresionante de material, material g?sit at?t ?n publicistica rom?n? c?t ?i cea str?in?. Subiectul lucr?rii a fost o alegere subiectiv?, fiind aproapiat de sufletul autoarei. Fiecare capitol ?n parte trateaz? un aspect al temei dezv?luite ?n titlu, respect?nd ?n acela?i timp o linie cronologic?, acest lucru facilit?nd ?n mod semnificativ ?n?elegerea ?i asimilarea informa?iei. ?ns? ?ntreaga lucrare are ca punct comun permanenta oscilare ?ntre planul real ?i cel fantastic, fabulos, ?ntre documente oficiale (precum cronicile) ?i m?rturiile oferite de supersti?iile populare. ?n primul capitol observam ?ara de origine a pisicii, Egiptul, ?i modul ?n care aceasta era tratat? ca o zeitate cu atribu?ii contradictorii (uneori benefice, alteori sinistre). De?i exportul lor a fost interzis de catre egipteni din motive religioase, acest lucru nu a ?mpiedicat r?sp?ndirea lor ?n toate culturile lumii. Sunt analizate de asemenea ?i diversele legende legate de na?terea pisicii la diferite popoare. Al doilea capitol trateaz? ?n detaliu o tr?s?tur? principal? a mitului felin ?i anume aspectul s?u, parc? implicit, feminin. Feminitatea, tandre?ea, instinctele materne, capriciile, viclenia, elegan?a, independen?a sunt doar c?teva dintre calit??ile comune ale femeii ?i pisicii, calit??i ?nf??i?ate de nenum?ra?i scriitori ?i arti?ti din toate timpurile ?i culturile.Capitolul al treilea ne ?nf??i?eaz? eternele conflicte dintre pisici ?i c?ini (lupt?ndu-se pentru ?ncrederea ?i afec?iunea omului), dintre pisici ?i ?oareci (o ?lupt?“ milenar? ?ntre Bine ?i R?u, unde binele, reprezentat de pisic?, nu ??i poate p?stra mereu puritatea). Aceste ?lupte“ au avut ca rezultat obsesia multor popoare pentru pisici. Dar cu toate acestea, pisicile au fost ?i vor r?m?ne fiin?e independente, niciodat? accept?nd un ?st?p?n“. Nu sunt pu?ini scriitori care ?n operele lor au ?nf??i?at pisicile asemenea unor oameni, capabile de absolut orice: a scrie, a citi, a c?nta, a juca teatru ba chiar ?i a vorbi. Ele au ?i unele dintre calit??ile omului (compasiune, abilitatea de a iubi) dar ?i c?teva dintre defectele acestuia (egoism, violen??, indiferen??). De asemenea li se atribuie puteri supranaturale cum ar fi clarviziunea.

“Prima edi?ie din Jurnalul lui Lev Tolstoi a ap?rut la Editura Univers, ?n dou? volume (?n anii 1975 ?i 1976 – vol. I: 1847-1895, vol. II: 1896-1910), incluse ?n colec?ia ?Coresponden??, memorii, jurnale“. Traducerea a realizat-o Janina Iano?i; prefa??, tabelul cronologic, notele ?i comentariile – Ion Iano?i. Respectiva edi?ie a reprezentat o selec?ie din textul integral al edi?iei academice ruse?ti Polnoe sobranie socinenii (iubileinoe izdanie), Opere complete (edi?ie jubiliar?). Din volumele 1-90 (Moscova-Leningrad, 1928-1958), am folosit cele treisprezece volume de jurnal, 46-58 (ap?rute ?ntre 1934 ?i 1958). Orientativ, am consultat ?i o edi?ie de Opere ?n dou?zeci de volume (din 1965) – volumele 19 ?i 20. ?n alegerea textelor am urm?rit devenirea ?i dominantele cople?itoarei personalit??i a marelui scriitor, ?in?nd seama ?i de interesele publicului cititor rom?nesc. Edi?ia a II-a i s-a datorat Editurii Elit (tip?rit?, f?r? specificarea datei, ?n 2000). Ea a urmat, cu unele renun??ri ?i c?teva complet?ri, varianta ini?ial?, dar ?i pe baza confrunt?rii textelor cu cele re?inute ?ntr-o selec?ie ruseasc? ulterioar?, ?n dou?zeci ?i dou? de volume, Sobranie socinenii v dvadtati dvux tomah (Moscova, 1985), Opere ?n dou?zeci ?i dou? de volume, volumele 21 ?i 22. Am constatat cu acel prilej coinciden?a ?ntre majoritatea textelor re?inute ini?ial de noi ?i de alc?tuitorul respectivei edi?ii ruse?ti, dar ?i unele deosebiri: sunt acolo prezente fie pasaje ?teoretice“ mai ample, fie altele cu adres? recognoscibil? doar de c?tre cititorii autohtoni familiariza?i cu mediul specific vremii – ?n schimb, sunt omise at?t detalii biografice considerate a fi prea intime (mai ales erotice, ?n genere legate de starea corporal?, de s?n?tate ori boal?), c?t ?i multe accente sociale considerate de editorul rus de atunci ca indezirabile prin ascutisul lor critic (cu deosebire, cele la adresa revolu?iei, marxismului, socialismului). ?n ceea ce ne prive?te, le-am p?strat ?i pe unele, ?i pe celelalte, ?n schimb nu am dorit – cu rare excep?ii – s? ?nc?rcam selec?ia noastr? cu expozeuri lungite, care oricum variaza idei cunoscute. Amintita edi?ie rus? ne-a servit, mai degrab?, pentru suplimentarea acribiei de care am ?ncercat s? d?m dovada ?nc? din anii ?aptezeci ai secolului trecut. Am urmat aceea?i cale ?i la revederea ?i ?mbun?ta?irea textului pentru prezenta edi?ie, a III-a, finalizat?, dup? al?i cinci ani, prin bun?voin?a Editurii Ideea European?.“ (Ion Iano?i)

Demersul interpretativ al Constantinei Buleu pare stimulat (ca sa nu spunem: ??ndr?gostit“...) tocmai de caracterul la limita non-definibil, misterios, ireductibil mitopetic al ?puterii“ ?i al reprezent?rilor sale din secolul al XIX-lea. Fie c? ne prezint? metodologii de obedien?? structuralist?, neomarxist?, jungian?, lacanian?, func?ionalist-simbolic? sau fenomenologic?, autoarea e constant fascinat? de un fenomen care, la un cap?t al s?u, presupune ordine, alegere ra?ional?, logic? instrumental?, iar, la celalalt, revela?ie, intensitate, magnetism, charism?, ?ntr-un cuv?nt: magie. Cartea are darul de a ?nf??isa, mai degraba dec?t o ?paradigma“, o panoram? a spiritului secolului al XIX-lea, ?n rela?ie cu tema puterii. Deschiderea curajoas? c?tre un fenomen de o asemenea amploare aminte?te de aura eroic? a unor faimoase ?ntreprinderi intelectuale (Peter Gay, de pild?), deseori invocate, cu implicita admira?ie ?i pricepere, ?n lucrarea Constantinei Buleu. Curiozitatea intelectual? mereu vie, claritatea g?ndirii, larga deschidere bibliografic? ?i, nu ?n ultimul r?nd, expresivitatea foarte personal? a stilului plaseaz? acest demers ?n categoria lucr?rilor de referin??.

Gina Sebastian este o foarte autentic prozatoare. Chiar rnile, dezamgirile, nemplinirile au lsat urme ce dau sensibilitii care se exprim n scrisul ei, nota lor particular, tonul lor, parfumul lor“.Nicolae BalotUn scriitor profesionist de prim mn… O construcie de carte extraordinar, nemaintlnita n carile altor scriitori“.Alex tefnescuEste o carte de meditaii, meditaii asupra unor teme i asupra unor personaliti. Rareori n lumea noastr, n sensul de lumea contemporan, mai poi gsi un spirit att de echilibrat i cu o asemenea scar de valori morale i culturale“.Ana Blandiana

Opera lui N. Steinhardt are ?capacitatea“ de a descuraja tentativele de sistematizare ?i analiz? critic?. Apar?in?nd unui intelectual evreu erudit, spirit febril, avid de limpezire ?i afirmare, aceasta se ramifica at?t ?n planul literaturii, c?t ?i ?n cel al teologiei, al ideologiilor politice sau al dreptului constitu?ional. ?n perioada interbelic?, cea a formarii intelectual-spirituale, N. Steinhardt publica, ?n doar ca?iva ani, o lucrare de drept constitu?ional, dou? studii despre iudaism, un volum de parodii ?i peste o suta de studii literare ?i articole de ideologie liberal-conservatoare. ?n perioada postbelic?, ?ncepand cu finalul anilor '60, el scrie memorialistic? ?i microromane, traduce, re?ncepe o activitate publicistic? sus?inut?, care va dura p?n? ?n 1989, ?i scrie predici ?i eseuri teologice erudite. Volumele de eseuri critice din anii '70 ?i '80 ale lui N. Steinhardt, singurele apari?ii editoriale din perioada comunist?, s-au bucurat de o receptare pozitiv?, ?ns? pozi?ia contestatara a scriitorului fa?? de regim a condus la marginalizarea sa. Abia odat? cu apari?ia postum? a Jurnalului fericirii (1991), a Cuvintelor de credin?? (1992) ?i a Primejdiei m?rturisirii (1993) au fost recunoscute de c?tre publicul larg valoarea intelectual? ?i morala a scriitorului N. Steinhardt ?i particularitatea locului ocupat de acesta ?n deceniile totalitare.Irina Ciobotaru (Suceava, 2 mai 1978), absolvent? a Facult??ii de Litere din cadrul Universit??ii ??tefan cel Mare“ din Suceava, doctor ?n filologie al aceleia?i universit??i, cu o tez? despre opera lui N. Steinhardt, coordonata de Prof. univ. dr. Mircea A. Diaconu. Colaboreaz? la reviste precum ?Contemporanul. Ideea European?“, ?Verso“, ?Tabor“, ?Dacia literar?“, ?Hyperion“, ?Transilvania“, ?Bucovina literar?“. Este profesor de limba ?i literatura rom?n?.

Un roman al c?ut?rii de sine, al c?ut?rii eului, o spectaculoas? excavare ?n ad?ncurile fiin?ei, ne ofer? Irina Boca, revenind ?n aten?ia publicului rom?nesc cu un story fascinant, scris ?ntr-un stil alert, cu fraz? scurt?, ml?dioas?, casant?. O sondare ?n ad?ncurile ?eului profund“ (M. Proust), asupra experien?ei naratoarei l?s?ndu-?i amprenta, ?n chip cert, exilul, ?nstr?inarea, dorin?a vie, ascu?it?, de a se rea?eza ?n matca esen?elor. Aura Christi

Poruke radosti i vedrine neophodne svakom novom pokoljenju -- pesme bez kojih se ne mo?e odrasti. S originalnim ilustracijama iz ?asopisa Neven.

Again and again, in Denver Welte's exquisite Dew Drops, poems startle us into awareness of the understated, the nearly always invisible and the marvelous; those aspects of life that come under the rubrics of loneliness and joy. Welte combines a light lyricism with a postmodern sensibility for life. This collection was gathered from a one time weekly blog that appeared over four years. They are arranged in date order rather than by theme, so that you may witness the poet's growth.

Aceast? carte a fost, este ?i va fi o fabuloas? c?l?torie spre centrul fiin?ei mele, chiar ?i la mul?i ani dup? ce voi fi terminat-o. V? mai aminti?i problemele de aritmetic? din clasele primare? Un tren pleac? cu viteza H, Y, Z (?tiind c? viteza este variabil?) din punctul A ?i ajunge ?n punctul B dup? un num?r de ore. Ei bine, povestea care urmeaz? este acea problem? de aritmetic?. Dac? trenul sunt eu, ?nseamn? c? Dumnezeu este o problem? de aritmetic?. Grea. ?i de rezolvat. (Daniela Lungu)

E cu putin?? ca un studiu despre Constantin Noica – unul care se respect? ?i vrea s? fie respectat – s? fie scris de un literat? Noica are la noi statutul filosofului tare (faptul se explic? poate tocmai prin absen?a unei filosofii tari ?n spa?iul cultural rom?nesc) ?i, ?n plus, a cam dezavuat literatura, consider?nd-o cumva frivol?. Poate chiar pe scriitori. Prin urmare, s?nt toate datele ca acest fapt s? par? cel pu?in riscant. Dac? nu o insolen??. Doar c? Dorin Popescu, autorul c?r?ii, de?i absolvent de studii filologice, nu e numai ceea ce se nume?te ?ndeob?te prin literat; pe de alt? parte, din confruntarea cu exerci?iul exegetic nici Constantin Noica nu mai iese la fel de ?ncorsetat ?n tiparele prejudec??ilor. Altfel spus, nici Constantin Noica nu mai este Constantin Noica – a?a cum apare ?n tratatele despre filosofia rom?neasc?. (Mircea A. Diaconu)

Este o carte care adun? ?n acela?i loc ?i-n acela?i timp, o diversitate de informa?ii ?i mesaje pozitive, energie ?i ?nv???minte care vin din istoria ?i cultura na?ional? ?i universal?, din tradi?iile ?i folclorul poporului rom?n dar ?i din lumea "necuv?nt?toarelor". Trebuie doar s-o "deschide?i" ?i ?sigur v? va cuprinde pasional? curiozitate. Primi?i ?n casele?domniilor voastre, "Pic?tura ?de ?n?elepciune" ?i "naviga?i" prin?"apele" ei lini?tite sau ?nvolburate ! S-ave?i "c?l?torie ?frumoas?"!