Romanian People of Greek Descent

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 81. Chapters: Iannis Xenakis, Ion Luca Caragiale, Mateiu Caragiale, Zamfir Arbore, Evangelos Zappas, C?lin Popescu-T?riceanu, Alexandru Hrisoverghi, Helen of Greece and Denmark, Nicolae Malaxa, Vladimir Logothetti, Panait Istrati, Hugo II Logothetti, Constantin von Economo, Hariclea Darcl e, Radu Beligan, Greeks in Romania, Christos Tsaganeas, Asteris Koutoulas, Kostas Choumis, Caradja, Andreas Embirikos, John Caradja, Cezar Bolliac, Jean Moscopol, Elie Carafoli, Cantacuzino family, Maria Filotti, C. A. Rosetti, John Vassos, George Ciprian, Costache Caragiale, Antigone Kefala, Mourousis family, Nicolae Caradja, Racovi . Excerpt: Ion Luca Caragiale (Romanian pronunciation: commonly referred to as I. L. Caragiale; February 13 1852 - July 9, 1912) was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist. Leaving behind an important cultural legacy, he is considered one of the greatest playwrights in Romanian language and literature, as well as one of its most important writers and a leading representative of local humor. Alongside Mihai Eminescu, Ioan Slavici and Ion Creang?, he is seen as one of the main representatives of Junimea, an influential literary society with which he nonetheless parted during the second half of his life. His work, spanning four decades, covers the ground between Neoclassicism, Realism, and Naturalism, building on an original synthesis of foreign and local influences. Although few in number, Caragiale's plays constitute the most accomplished expression of Romanian theater, as well as being important venues for criticism of late 19th-century Romanian society. They include the comedies O noapte furtunoas?, Conu Leonida fa cu reac?iunea, O scrisoare pierdut?, and the tragedy N?pasta. In addition to these, Caragiale authored the melodrama O...