George Ranete
| George Ranete | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
October 19, 1875 Mizil, Romania |
| Died |
May 25, 1928 Bucharest Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Other names | George Ranetti |
| Occupation | Poet and journalist |
George Ranete, also known as George Ranetti (October 19, 1875 in Mizil – May 25, 1928 in Bucharest), was a Romanian poet, journalist, editor, and dramaturge for several magazines and publications.[1][2]
Career
Ranete was considered one of the most prolific writers in Romania. He was editor-in-chief of Romanian Fad magazine, a humorous weekly that was published during the period of 1901 and 1902, which inaugurated the series of "sketches" and "moments" with short satirical parodies of political and social actuality and included contributors like Alexandrescu, Al. Cazaban, I. Al. Bratescu-Voinesti, and E. Gârleanu.[1]
He was the contributor for several satirical periodicals as well that continued the tradition of Romanian Fad magazine, including Santa Sensor, another humorous weekly, which ran from 1895 to 1901.[1]
During the period between 1901 to 1904, Ranete contributed to Zeflemeaua,[1] to Ant where he also was the senior editor, and to Age, a periodical in Bucharest that ran daily, albeit some interruptions, from 1885-1916 under the founder Gr C. Peucescu, and other writers like Delavrancea, A. Vlahuta, E. Lovinescu, O. Goga.[1]
Life
During the time Ranete worked as editor for Ant magazine, and according to local legend in the town of Bucharest, he wrote an article for the humorist publication, wherein he made satirical jokes, after being ignored by a woman whom he had fell in love with. The lady's name was Maria (Mita) Mihaescu, and she was the target of many jokes, including Ranete's.[3] Maria used to ride a bicycle during a time (early 20th century) when such conduct was deemed unacceptable and against the norms. Ranete apparently felt attracted to her, but she ignored him. As a revenge, Ranete wrote about her shortly after, and nicknamed her Mita the cyclist in one of his poems.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Collaborators at the Dipartimento di Lingue, Letterature's Comparative Culture from Università degli Studi di Firenze.Dipartimento di Lingue e letterature romance-chronology della letteratura rumen. Retrieved on 11-23-2011 from University of Florence in Italy.
- ↑ Academia Română (Romanian Academy).(2006) Dicționarul general al literaturii Romăne (General Dictionary of Romanian Literature). Univers Enciclopedic. p.522 ISBN 973-637-070-4, ISBN 978-973-637-070-0
- 1 2 Radio Romania International. (2009) The legends of Bucharest.Retrieved 2011-11-24.
Bibliography
- Ranetti, George. (1899) Blue heart. Dom Paladu. Poems. Prose
- Ranetti, George. (1900) stanzas and apostrophes.
- Ranetti, George. (1901) Ofuri and Ahturi.
- Ranetti, George. (1903) I laugh, you laugh, he laughs.
- Ranetti, George. (1904) Frantuzomania.
- Ranetti, George. (1907) Fables.
- Ranetti, George. (1907) Romeo and Juliet at Mizil.
- Ranetti, George. (1907) Sketches happy.
- Ranetti, George. (1914) Matache pestle.