George Ranetti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Ranetti

Romanian writer

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1875

Place of Birth: Mizil, Prahova County, Romania

Date of Death: 02-May-1928

Profession: poet, politician, translator, journalist, trade unionist

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About George Ranetti

  • George or Gheorghe Ranetti, born George Ranete (October 1875 – May 25, 1928), was a Romanian poet, journalist and playwright, known as the founder and editor of Furnica magazine.
  • A professional journalist from the late 1890s, he alternated between political dailies and literary reviews, being sympathetic to Romanian nationalism and traditionalism, and working under Ion Luca Caragiale at Moftul Român.
  • By 1904–1906, he was active on the margin of left-wing traditionalism, or Poporanism, showing himself sympathetic to republican or generically anti-elitist ideologies.
  • Such views and influences seeped into his activity at Furnica, which was for decades a prominent institution in Romanian humor. Ranetti's literature, redolent of Caragiale and Anton Bacalba?a, was mostly ephemeral in nature, and often referenced the politics of his native Mizil.
  • His articles, fables, sketch stories and plays, with their critique of Francization and affectation, earned him a following in the general public, but were regarded by critics and scholars as dated, overreaching, or overall inferior to the Caragiale model.
  • His satire often had very precise targets, including King Carol I and his courtier Ioan Kalinderu, politician George D.
  • Pallade, and actor Ion Brezeanu.
  • In addition to putting out original texts, Ranetti was a noted translator and dramaturge, who adapted works by Georges Courteline and Paul Gavault. Nationalism also influenced Ranetti's politics, including his vocal support for the Entente Powers during World War I.
  • That period saw him engaged in polemics with colleagues Emil Fagure and A.
  • de Herz, and contributing to nationalist propaganda as co-editor of România newspaper.
  • His postwar years, marked by his split from, then return to, Furnica, were spent writing parody novels and collecting his scattered poetry.
  • By the time of his death, he was an editor and writer for Universul daily.

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