THE WORLD OF TRUE CHARM · LANGUAGE, LITERATURE & PERFORMANCE

Language, Literature & Performance

A tune, a turn of phrase or a dance can carry whole histories of belonging. Follow music, poetry, tragedy, comedy and eloquence through Romanian voices and the shared life of the saga.

The horă and other living traditions belong to people before they belong to fiction. Here cultural practice and literary invention can illuminate one another without being mistaken for the same thing.

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Ancient PoetryPoezie antică

Verses outlive rulers and witnesses, carrying wonder and warnings into later generations.Versurile supraviețuiesc domnitorilor și martorilor, purtând uimirea și avertismentele către generațiile următoare.

TragedyTragedie

Tragedy attends to lives that might have been and to chances that cannot be recovered.Tragedia urmărește viețile care ar fi putut fi și șansele care nu mai pot fi recuperate.

ComedyComedie

Comedy keeps the exceptional rooted in ordinary company and gently checks self-importance.Comedia readuce extraordinarul în tovărășia oamenilor obișnuiți și temperează importanța de sine.

EloquenceElocvență

Eloquence asks how to speak about uncertainty when others must listen, believe or act.Elocvența întreabă cum poate fi rostită incertitudinea atunci când ceilalți ascultă, cred sau acționează.

The World of True Charm brings together twenty Athenæum disciplines across six families. Return to the World gateway to follow other subjects and places.