Tudor Arghezi portrait on a Romanian postage stamp (1980)
Tudor Arghezi (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtudor arˈɡezi]; 21 May 1880 – 14 July 1967) was a Romanian writer, best known for his contribution to poetry and children's literature. Born Ion N. Theodorescu in Bucharest (where he also died), he explained that his pen name was related to Argesis, the Latin name for the Argeş River. He is often cited as one of the three pillars of Romanian modernist poetry, alongside Ion Barbu and Lucian Blaga.
Books (incomplete list)[]
- Cuvinte potrivite ("Suitable Words"), 1927 (poems)
- Icoane de Lemn. Din amintirile ierodiaconului Iosif ("Wooden Icons. From The Memories of Hierodeacon Joseph"), 1928? (prose)
- Poarta Neagră ("The Black Gate"), 1930 (prose)
- Flori de mucigai ("Flowers of Mildew"), 1931 (poems)
- Cartea cu Jucării ("The Toy-Laden Book"), 1931 (poems)
- Tablete din Ţara de Kuty, povestiri swiftiene ("Tablets from the Land of Kuty. Swiftian Stories"), 1933 (prose)
- Ochii Maicii Domnului ("Our Lord's Mother's Eyes"), 1934 (prose)
- Cărticică de seară ("Night Book"), 1935 (poems)
- Cimitirul Buna-Vestire ("Annunciation Cemetery"), 1936 (prose)
- Versuri ("Lines"), 1936
- Ce-ai cu mine, vântule? Povestirile boabei şi ale fărâmei, 1937
- Hore, 1939 (poems)
- Lina, 1942 (prose)
- Eminescu, 1943 (criticism)
- Versuri alese ("Selected Poetry"), 1946
- Bilete de papagal ("Parrot Cards"), 1946 (essays, tablets)
- Una sută una poeme ("101 Poems"), 1947
- Prisaca ("Apiary"), 1954 (poems for children)
- 1907 - Peizaje ("1907 - Landscapes"), 1955 (poems)
- Pagini din trecut ("Pages From the Past"), 1955 (essays)
- Cântare omului ("Hymn to the Man"), 1955 (poems)
- Versuri alese ("Selected Poetry"), 1958
- Stihuri pestrițe ("Motley Lines"), 1960 (1961 - second volume)
- Tablete de cronicar ("Chronicler Tablets"), 1960 (foreword by D. Micu)
- Frunze ("Leaves"), 1961 (poems)
- Scrieri ("Writings"), vol. I-XXXIII, 1962-1983, vol. XXXIV-XXXVIII, edition by Mitzura Arghezi, 1985-1988, vol. XXXIX-XIIV, edition by Mitzura Arghezi şi Traian Radu, 1994-2003
- Poeme noi ("New Poems"), 1963
- Cadențe ("Beats"), 1964 (poems)
- Silabe ("Syllables"), 1965 (poems)
- Răzlețe ("Scattered"), 1965 (prose)
- Versuri lungi ("Long Lines"), 1965
- Ritmuri ("Rhythms"), 1966 (poems)
- Litanii ("Litanies"), 1967 (poems)
- Noaptea ("The Night"), 1967 (poems)
Posthumous volumes[]
- Teatru ("Theatre"), 1968
- Frunzele tale ("Your Leaves"), 1968 (poems)
- Crengi ("Boughs"), 1970 (poems)
- XC, 1970 (poems, edition by Mitzura and Baruţu T. Arghezi)
- Frânturi ("Fragments"), 1970
- Ars poetica, 1974 (edition by Ilie Guţan)
- Articole vorbite. Conferinţe radiofonice ("Spoken Articles. Radiophonic Conferences"), 1974 (edition by Victor Crăciun)
- Poezia filosofică ("The Philosophical Poetry"), 1976 (edition and preface by Elena Zaharia-Filipaş)
- Desluşiri ("Interpretations"), 1980 (edition by Mitzura Arghezi)
- Poeme în proză ("Prose Poems"), 1985 (edition by Ilie Guţan)
- Opere I-IV, 2000-2003 (edition by Mitzura Arghezi and Traian Radu, foreword by Eugen Simion)
- Printre psalmi ("Through the Psalms"), 2010 (poems; edition by Roxana Sorescu)
- Anii tăcerii ("The Years of Silence"), 2010 (poems)
Covers[]
Suitable Words, 1927
Wooden Icons, 1928
The Black Gate, 1930
Flowers of Mildew, 1931
The Toy-Laden Book, 1931
Tablets from the Land of Kuty, 1933
Our Lord's Mother's Eyes, 1934
The Night Book, 1935
Annunciation Cemetery, 1936
Wind, What's Wrong With You?, 1937
Hore, 1939
Versuri (1940 edition)
Lina, 1942
Parrot Cards, 1946
101 Poems, 1947
Apiary, 1954
1907 - Landscapes, 1955
Pages From the Past, 1955
Hymn to the Man, 1955
Motley Lines, 1960 (illustrated by Perahim)
Leaves, 1961
New Poems, 1963
Beats, 1964
Syllables, 1965
Scattered, 1965
Rhythms, 1966
The Night, 1967
XC, 1970
Works (first two volumes), 2000-
Through the Psalms, 2010
The Years of Silence, 2010