Dan Danila
Encyclopedia
Dan Dănilă is a Romanian poet
, translator
and painter
living in Leonberg
, Germany
, since 1990. He was born in 1954 in the village of Şura Mică
near Sibiu
, where he graduated the arts high school of Sibiu. His poems, short stories, translations and graphics have been published by leading literary magazines in Romania
, Germany
, Denmark
, Canada
and the U.S.
.
He has published eight books of poems in Romanian, and has also translated into Romanian six book-length selections of French and German literary works by François Villon
, Rainer Maria Rilke
, Wolf von Aichelburg and Georg Scherg. For his translations of Rilke's poetry, in he won 2000 the LITERART XXI Award. Member of the Writers' Union of Romania
and of Exil PEN Germany.
Translations
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, translator
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
and painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
living in Leonberg
Leonberg
Leonberg is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg about 10 miles to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. Approximately 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third biggest borough in the rural district of Böblingen .Leonberg is most famous for its picturesque market...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, since 1990. He was born in 1954 in the village of Şura Mică
Sura Mica
Şura Mică is a commune in the northern part of Sibiu County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Rusciori and Şura Mică.-History:Documented in 1323 as "Parvum Horreum" = Kleine Scheuer.It has a fortified church...
near Sibiu
Sibiu
Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt...
, where he graduated the arts high school of Sibiu. His poems, short stories, translations and graphics have been published by leading literary magazines in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
He has published eight books of poems in Romanian, and has also translated into Romanian six book-length selections of French and German literary works by François Villon
François Villon
François Villon was a French poet, thief, and vagabond. He is perhaps best known for his Testaments and his Ballade des Pendus, written while in prison...
, Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke
René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke , better known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was a Bohemian–Austrian poet. He is considered one of the most significant poets in the German language...
, Wolf von Aichelburg and Georg Scherg. For his translations of Rilke's poetry, in he won 2000 the LITERART XXI Award. Member of the Writers' Union of Romania
Writers' Union of Romania
The Writers' Union of Romania , founded in March 1949, is a professional association of writers in Romania. It also has a subsidiary in Chişinău, Republic of Moldova...
and of Exil PEN Germany.
Works
Poems- Dintr-un sertar (Found in a Drawer), Thausib Press, SibiuSibiuSibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt...
1993, ISBN 9739585507 - Parcul salvat (The Rescued Park), Hermann Press, SibiuSibiuSibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt...
1994, ISBN 9739590195 - Fals tratat despre searã (A pseudo Treatise on Evening), 1998, ISBN 9739590128
- Poeme (Poems), 2000
- Neliniştea din cuvinte (Restlessness of Words), 2004, ISBN 3980935817
- Calendar poetic (Poetical Calendar), BrumaR Press, TimişoaraTimisoaraTimișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
2006, ISBN 9736022153 - 50 de Poeme (50 Poems), Timpul Press, IaşiIasiIași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
2009, ISBN 9436123481 - Atlantida există (Atlantis exists), Limes Press, Cluj-NapocaCluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
2011, ISBN 9789737266026
Translations
- Poezii (Poems) – Wolf von AICHELBURG, 1996, ISBN 9739728545
- Balade (Ballads) – François VillonFrançois VillonFrançois Villon was a French poet, thief, and vagabond. He is perhaps best known for his Testaments and his Ballade des Pendus, written while in prison...
, 1997, ISBN 9739781551 - Divertisment Estival (Summer Diversion) – Georg SCHERG, 1998
- Versuri (Verses) – Rainer Maria RILKE, 1999
- Poeme alese (Selected poems) – Rainer Maria RilkeRainer Maria RilkeRené Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke , better known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was a Bohemian–Austrian poet. He is considered one of the most significant poets in the German language...
, 2002, ISBN 9739949940 - Cântecul pescarilor... (Fisher Song...) – Walter RothWalter RothWalter Edmund Roth was an English anthropologist and physician, active in Australia. He and his brother, Henry Ling Roth, are the subject of The Roth Family, Anthropology, and Colonial Administration....
, 2010, ISBN 9786066040891