<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper aims to reveal Lucian Blaga’s ethical status and literary existence in a tormented period generated by the dawn of the new communist social transformations. The fictional perspective, as reflected in the autobiographical novel <italic>Luntrea lui Caron</italic>, is enriched by the confessions of the contemporaries. The struggle between principles, values and political censorship imposed by the historical context is portrayed thoroughly by the above mentioned sources. The poet is not the defeated intellectual that would be the perfect victim of totalitarianism. He remains a symbol of a consciousness that can not be perverted. Blaga will not betray his philosophical system nor his moral beliefs.</p></abstract>

This paper aims to reveal Lucian Blaga’s ethical status and literary existence in a tormented period generated by the dawn of the new communist social transformations. The fictional perspective, as reflected in the autobiographical novel Luntrea lui Caron, is enriched by the confessions of the contemporaries. The struggle between principles, values and political censorship imposed by the historical context is portrayed thoroughly by the above mentioned sources. The poet is not the defeated intellectual that would be the perfect victim of totalitarianism. He remains a symbol of a consciousness that can not be perverted. Blaga will not betray his philosophical system nor his moral beliefs.

Ultimul Blaga

Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași

Lucian Blaga Yearbook

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This paper aims to reveal Lucian Blaga’s ethical status and literary existence in a tormented period generated by the dawn of the new communist social...

Ultimul Blaga

Published Online: Apr 18, 2020

Page range: 53 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/clb-2019-0006

Keywords
confession, contemporaries, fiction, autobiography, totalitarianism

© 2019 Alexandra Olteanu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Ultimul Blaga

Published Online: Apr 18, 2020

Page range: 53 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/clb-2019-0006

Keywordsconfession, contemporaries, fiction, autobiography, totalitarianism

© 2019 Alexandra Olteanu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
confession, contemporaries, fiction, autobiography, totalitarianism