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Lidia Vianu

b. 1947

Romanian professor and translator

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Born 1947. Lidia Vianu is a Romanian professor, translator, philologist, university teacher and literary criticism, known for James Joyce and T.S. Eliot.

Work As an academic, Vianu is the author of numerous essays, anthologies, interviews, and books of literary criticism. Most of them were written in English, while some were also published in Romanian. Her major subjects in English Studies are T.S. Eliot (T.S. Eliot, An Author for All Seasons), James Joyce, and contemporary British poets and novelists.

As a writer, she published Censorship in Romania (selection, interviews, translations) at Central European University Press, a novel, and three volumes of poetry.

She has published English translations of Eugen Simion's The Return of the Author, Mircea Dinescu's The Barbarians’ Return (with Adam Sorkin), 's The Book of Winter and Other Poems, Mircea Ivănescu's Lines poems poetry, and 's No Way Out of Hadesburg and Other Poems.

Selected works Literary criticism Scenarii lirice moderne (De la T.S. Eliot la Paul Valéry), Ed. Universității București, 1983 T. S. Eliot: An Author for All Seasons, Bucharest: Ed. Paideia, 1997 Censorship in Romania, Central European University Press, 1998 British Literary Desperadoes at the Turn of the Millennium, Bucharest: Ed. ALL, 1999 Alan Brownjohn and the Desperado Age, Ed. Universității București, 2003 The Desperado Age: British Literature at the Start of the Third Millennium, Ed. Universității București, 2004 Desperado Essay-Interviews, Ed. Universității București, 2006

Translations Joseph Conrad: Oglinda mării, Timișoara: Ed. Amarcord, 1994 Eugen Simion: The Return of the Author, translated into English for Northwestern University Press, Evanston, IL, 1996 (Nominated for the Scaglione Translation Prize, 1997) Marin Sorescu: The Bridge, co-translated with Adam J. Sorkin for Bloodaxe Books, 2004 Mircea Ivănescu, Lines Poems Poetry, University of Plymouth Press, 2009, co-translated with Adam J. Sorkin Ioan Es Pop, No Way Out of Hadesburg and Other Poems, University of Plymouth Press, 2010, co-translated with Adam J. Sorkin Ion Mureșan, The Book of Winter and Other Poems, University of Plymouth Press, 2011, co-translated with Adam J. Sorkin Hilary Elfick: A Single Instinct. Unicul instinct. Bucharest: Ed. Integral 2017 Anne Stewart. Let It Come to Us All. Să vină pentru noi toți. Bucharest: Ed. Integral 2017 Mircea Dinescu, The Barbarians' Return, Bloodaxe Books, 2018

Handbooks of English English with a Key, Timișoara: Ed. de Vest, 1993 Student la engleză, Bucharest: Ed. Integral, 2016 Admiterea la engleză, Bucharest: Ed. Integral, 2016 Admiterea la engleză, Bucharest: Ed. Integral, 2016 Metoda Lidia Vianu. Smile and Learn! Învățați inteligent. Învățați gramatica, în 7 volume, Bucharest: Contemporary Literature Press, 2021, 7 vols.

Fiction Prizonieră în oglindă, Galați: Ed. Porto Franco, 1993 © Bumble--Bea. A tiny book about a huge heart : [in English and Romanian], Prizonieră în oglindă. Roman. Ediție revizuită, ƘΑΛΕΙΔΟΣΚΌΠΙΟ/ KALEIDOSCOPE/ CALEIDOSCOP. Parallel Texts. Ediție bilingvă, București: Editura EIKON, 2023, 531 p.

Poetry 1, 2, 3, Bucharest: Ed. Integral, 1997 Moderato 7, Editura Orient-Occident, 1998 Foarte, Bucharest: Ed. Cartea Românească, 2001 The Wall, Bucharest: Ed. Integral, 2016 1, 2, 3. Poeme. Ediție revizuită, Bucharest: Contemporary Literature Press, 2022 Foarte. Poeme. Ediție revizuită, Bucharest: Contemporary Literature Press, 2022 The Wind and the Seagull. Vântul și Pescărușul. La Mouette et le Vent..., Bucharest: Contemporary Literature Press, 2022 Vântul și Pescărușul / The Wind and the Seagull / La Mouette et le Vent, București: Editura EIKON, 2022

Interviews Sorin Ivan. Între Profesie și Literatură. Between Profession and Literature. Interviu / Interview with cu Lidia Vianu, Bucharest: Contemporary Literature Press, 2023 Bogdan Stănescu (moderator). SCRIITOAREA LIDIA VIANU, INVITATĂ LA JURNAL CULTURAL #tvrcultural, TVR Cultural: Jurnal cultural, 14 noiembrie 2023

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Known for
James Joyce, T.S. Eliot
Education
University of Bucharest
Awards
Poetry Society

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lidia Vianu?

Romanian professor and translator

When was Lidia Vianu born?

Lidia Vianu was born on 7 July 1947 in Bucharest.

What is Lidia Vianu's occupation?

Lidia Vianu is a professor, translator, philologist, university teacher and literary criticism.

What is Lidia Vianu known for?

Lidia Vianu is known for James Joyce and T.S. Eliot.

What nationality is Lidia Vianu?

Lidia Vianu is Romanian.

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