Vasile Cârlova
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Vasile Cârlova was a Wallachia
n officer and early Romantic
poet.
boyar
family in Buzău
, Cârlova remained an orphan in 1816, and, after being adopted by an aunt, moved to Craiova
. He studied together with Grigore Alexandrescu
, learning Greek
and French
.
In 1827, he wrote his first poem, Păstorul întristat (The Sad Shepperd), which was first published in 1830, with the help of Ion Heliade Rădulescu
. A year later, he authored Ruinurile Târgoviştei (The Ruins of Târgovişte
) and Rugăciune (Prayer). In 1829, Cârlova wrote Înserare (Nightfall).
In 1830, the year when his poems were published, he enlisted to the newly-created Wallachian National Militia, a nucleus of the future Romanian Army created under the Regulamentul Organic
regime, being its 33rd volunteer and bearing the rank of Second Lieutenant
. The following year, Cârlova wrote Marşul românilor (The Romanians' March), a patriotic poem that could not be printed due to censorship
and circulated on leaflets. He died soon after that, after falling ill with an infectious disease.
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
n officer and early Romantic
Romanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
poet.
Biography
Born into a low-ranking RomanianRomanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
boyar
Boyar
A boyar, or bolyar , was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Moscovian, Kievan Rus'ian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, and Moldavian aristocracies, second only to the ruling princes , from the 10th century through the 17th century....
family in Buzău
Buzau
The city of Buzău is the county seat of Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Wallachia. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Carpathian Mountains and the lowlands of Bărăgan Plain.The city's name dates back to 376 AD when the name...
, Cârlova remained an orphan in 1816, and, after being adopted by an aunt, moved to Craiova
Craiova
Craiova , Romania's 6th largest city and capital of Dolj County, is situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians and the River Danube . Craiova is the chief...
. He studied together with Grigore Alexandrescu
Grigore Alexandrescu
Grigore Alexandrescu in Bucharest was a nineteenth century Romanian poet and translator noted for his fables with political undertones.Of a noble family, he participated in secret revolutionary societies...
, learning Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
In 1827, he wrote his first poem, Păstorul întristat (The Sad Shepperd), which was first published in 1830, with the help of Ion Heliade Rădulescu
Ion Heliade Radulescu
Ion Heliade Rădulescu or Ion Heliade was a Wallachian-born Romanian academic, Romantic and Classicist poet, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, newspaper editor and politician...
. A year later, he authored Ruinurile Târgoviştei (The Ruins of Târgovişte
Târgoviste
Târgoviște is a city in the Dâmbovița county of Romania. It is situated on the right bank of the Ialomiţa River. , it had an estimated population of 89,000. One village, Priseaca, is administered by the city.-Name:...
) and Rugăciune (Prayer). In 1829, Cârlova wrote Înserare (Nightfall).
In 1830, the year when his poems were published, he enlisted to the newly-created Wallachian National Militia, a nucleus of the future Romanian Army created under the Regulamentul Organic
Regulamentul Organic
Regulamentul Organic was a quasi-constitutional organic law enforced in 1834–1835 by the Imperial Russian authorities in Moldavia and Wallachia...
regime, being its 33rd volunteer and bearing the rank of Second Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.- United Kingdom and Commonwealth :The rank second lieutenant was introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign , although it had long been used in the Royal Artillery, Royal...
. The following year, Cârlova wrote Marşul românilor (The Romanians' March), a patriotic poem that could not be printed due to censorship
Censorship
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and circulated on leaflets. He died soon after that, after falling ill with an infectious disease.