Constantin Dobrogeanu Gherea

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Constantin Dobrogeanu Gherea was a Romanian literary critic and theorist. He was influenced by Marxist theories and played a significant role in shaping Romanian literary criticism in the early 20th century. Gherea's theories contributed to the intellectual discourse of the time, alongside Western Modernism's influence on Romanian writers. His work is noted within the context of Romanian literature's development, particularly in the early 20th century.1

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Romanian literature
The 20th century
The critic Constantin Dobrogeanu Gherea’s theories followed Karl Marx, although Western Modernism also influenced Romanian writers. Ovid Densuşianu clearly followed Symbolism, as did the poets Ion Minulescu and George Bacovia, while Impressionism was taken up by the literary critic Eugen Lovinescu and the poet Nicolae Davidescu, whose
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The critic Constantin Dobrogeanu Gherea’s theories followed Karl Marx, although Western Modernism also influenced Romanian writers. Ovid Densuşianu clearly followed Symbolism, as did the poets Ion Minulescu and George Bacovia, while Impressionism was taken up by the literary critic Eugen Lovinescu and the poet Nicolae Davidescu, whose
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