Leon Levitchi
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Leon Leviţchi was a Romania
n philologist and translator who specialised in the study of the English language
and literature
. He is best remembered for translating a quasi-complete set of the works of William Shakespeare
into Romanian
.
Alone and with Dan Duṭescu
he translated Eminescu's poems into English.
Together with fellow researcher Andrei Bantaş
, Leviţchi edited in 1991 what is so far the most comprehensive English-Romanian dictionary
on paper, with over 70,000 entries. The two had also previously published a bilingual Romanian-English edition of Mihai Eminescu
's poems, translated into English by themselves.
He was a professor at the University of Bucharest
's English Language and Literature Department.
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...
n philologist and translator who specialised in the study of the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
. He is best remembered for translating a quasi-complete set of the works of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
into Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
.
Alone and with Dan Duṭescu
Dan Dutescu
Dan Duţescu was a professor of English language and literature at the University of Bucharest, Romania, and a member of the Romanian Writers' Union....
he translated Eminescu's poems into English.
Together with fellow researcher Andrei Bantaş
Andrei Bantas
Andrei Bantaş was a Romanian dictionary author, translator and teacher. He was Professor of English language and literature at the University of Bucharest, Romania....
, Leviţchi edited in 1991 what is so far the most comprehensive English-Romanian dictionary
Dictionary
A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon...
on paper, with over 70,000 entries. The two had also previously published a bilingual Romanian-English edition of Mihai Eminescu
Mihai Eminescu
Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...
's poems, translated into English by themselves.
He was a professor at the University of Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
's English Language and Literature Department.
Works (selection)
- Dicţionar român-englez, Bucureşti, Ed. Ştiinţifică, 1965 (Romanian-English dictionary)
- Gramatica limbii engleze, Bucureşti, Ed. Ştiinţifică, 1967 (with Ioan Preda) (English grammar book)
- Îndrumar pentru traducătorii din limba engleză în limba română. Bucureşti: Editura ştiinţifică şi enciclopedică, 1975 (A guide for English to Romanian translators)
- Studii shakespeariene. Cluj-Napoca: Dacia, 1976 (Shakesperean studies)
- Istoria literaturii engleze şi americane, vol. I-II. Cluj-Napoca: Dacia, 1985-1994 (A history of English and American literature)
- Limba engleză fără profesor. Bucureşti: Teora, 1997 (Teach yourself English)
- Manualul traducătorului de limba engleză. Bucureşti: Teora, 1994 (A manual for English translators)
- Dicţionar englez-român (edited with Andrei Bantaş), 1991 (English-Romanian dictionary)
- A History of Romanian Literature, 1989 (translation of George CălinescuGeorge CalinescuGeorge Călinescu was a Romanian literary critic, historian, novelist, academician and journalist, and a writer of classicist and humanist tendencies...
's Istoria literaturii române de la origini pînă în prezent, 1941; re-edited by Al. Piru, 1982