Author · Romania
Iancu Văcărescu
Died in 1863
Iancu Văcărescu was born in 1792, the son of the poet Alecu Văcărescu and the grandson of Ienăchiță, the author of the first Romanian grammar. Educated in Greek, German and French, he supported Tudor Vladimirescu's uprising in 1821. He helped to found the Romanian school and theatre, translated Racine, and Britannica regards him as the country's first dramatist. His opposition to Russian tutelage brought him arrest and several exiles. He died in 1863.
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- PoetryPoezii aleseIancu Văcărescu · 1830not translated into EnglishLiterature