Comments on: Ion Ghica, Letters to Vasile Alecsandri: From the time of Caragea [i] http://thetarpit.org/2021/ion-ghica-letters-to-vasile-alecsandri-from-the-time-of-caragea-i "Now I feel like I know less about what that blog is about than I did before." Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:05:51 +0000 http://thetarpit.org hourly 1 By: The perpetual transition « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2021/ion-ghica-letters-to-vasile-alecsandri-from-the-time-of-caragea-i#comment-6909 The perpetual transition « The Tar Pit Sat, 08 Nov 2025 19:51:20 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=432#comment-6909 [...] last five centuries. Caragea's times seem to be the closest, to the point where I find it difficult to distinguish between those [...] [...] last five centuries. Caragea's times seem to be the closest, to the point where I find it difficult to distinguish between those [...]

]]> By: So... shit's actually happening over in Bucharest « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2021/ion-ghica-letters-to-vasile-alecsandri-from-the-time-of-caragea-i#comment-5457 So... shit's actually happening over in Bucharest « The Tar Pit Sat, 07 Dec 2024 17:46:10 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=432#comment-5457 [...] to run the country, and in this light, well, it looks like we're no worse off now than we were two centuries [...] [...] to run the country, and in this light, well, it looks like we're no worse off now than we were two centuries [...]

]]> By: Bușteni « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2021/ion-ghica-letters-to-vasile-alecsandri-from-the-time-of-caragea-i#comment-4510 Bușteni « The Tar Pit Sun, 10 Sep 2023 16:42:46 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=432#comment-4510 [...] of supermarkets and it's still under development, despite hosting one of the former homes of the Kantakouzenoi, and despite the view of the Bucegi from that side of the village being much more spectacular. To [...] [...] of supermarkets and it's still under development, despite hosting one of the former homes of the Kantakouzenoi, and despite the view of the Bucegi from that side of the village being much more spectacular. To [...]

]]> By: The Reality Shitshow continues « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2021/ion-ghica-letters-to-vasile-alecsandri-from-the-time-of-caragea-i#comment-4461 The Reality Shitshow continues « The Tar Pit Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:25:42 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=432#comment-4461 [...] of this year have shown us... well, now they're doing the new new fiscal laws! just like in Caragea's [...] [...] of this year have shown us... well, now they're doing the new new fiscal laws! just like in Caragea's [...]

]]> By: Against the direction in Romanian culture today, translated and annotated « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2021/ion-ghica-letters-to-vasile-alecsandri-from-the-time-of-caragea-i#comment-4210 Against the direction in Romanian culture today, translated and annotated « The Tar Pit Sun, 28 May 2023 14:17:57 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=432#comment-4210 [...] century, while the so-called Romanian culture was still budding. He was a few decades younger than Ghica and at the same time a decade older than [...] [...] century, while the so-called Romanian culture was still budding. He was a few decades younger than Ghica and at the same time a decade older than [...]

]]> By: Heidegger's prophecy, or: Europe is quite badly fucked « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2021/ion-ghica-letters-to-vasile-alecsandri-from-the-time-of-caragea-i#comment-3567 Heidegger's prophecy, or: Europe is quite badly fucked « The Tar Pit Wed, 07 Dec 2022 23:28:59 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=432#comment-3567 [...] For those interested enough in the subject, some humble context on the beginning of the nineteenth century is provided by my 'umble translation of Ghica's posts on the times of Caragea. ↩ [...] [...] For those interested enough in the subject, some humble context on the beginning of the nineteenth century is provided by my 'umble translation of Ghica's posts on the times of Caragea. ↩ [...]

]]> By: spyked http://thetarpit.org/2021/ion-ghica-letters-to-vasile-alecsandri-from-the-time-of-caragea-i#comment-3525 spyked Thu, 01 Dec 2022 21:55:15 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=432#comment-3525 It's been a year since started this project, and while this particular translation is finished, my work is far from done. 1st December wasn't chosen on a whim either, given that it marks <a href="http://thetarpit.org/2016/desteapta-te-romane" rel="nofollow">Romania</a>'s national holiday, which without mistake finds me searching through old and new texts in the language, which yet again confirm my belief that history's just an age-old drama <a href="http://thetarpit.org/2020/all-is-old-and-all-is-new" rel="nofollow">repeating itself</a>. This year I went through some of Eminescu's newspaper publications and lo! the very same characters, albeit with different faces and names, went back then through the very same old and tiresome reenactment of the very same piece that we see unfolding today. It was truly a pleasure to revisit this and who knows, I may find some more time to translate some of his stuff before 2030. It's been a year since started this project, and while this particular translation is finished, my work is far from done. 1st December wasn't chosen on a whim either, given that it marks Romania's national holiday, which without mistake finds me searching through old and new texts in the language, which yet again confirm my belief that history's just an age-old drama repeating itself.

This year I went through some of Eminescu's newspaper publications and lo! the very same characters, albeit with different faces and names, went back then through the very same old and tiresome reenactment of the very same piece that we see unfolding today. It was truly a pleasure to revisit this and who knows, I may find some more time to translate some of his stuff before 2030.

]]> By: Ion Ghica, Letters to Vasile Alecsandri: From the time of Caragea [v] « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2021/ion-ghica-letters-to-vasile-alecsandri-from-the-time-of-caragea-i#comment-3257 Ion Ghica, Letters to Vasile Alecsandri: From the time of Caragea [v] « The Tar Pit Sat, 15 Oct 2022 11:08:42 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=432#comment-3257 [...] i: Introduction and Caragea's ascension to the throne [...] [...] i: Introduction and Caragea's ascension to the throne [...]

]]> By: Ion Ghica, Letters to Vasile Alecsandri: From the time of Caragea [iv] « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2021/ion-ghica-letters-to-vasile-alecsandri-from-the-time-of-caragea-i#comment-2943 Ion Ghica, Letters to Vasile Alecsandri: From the time of Caragea [iv] « The Tar Pit Sun, 11 Sep 2022 11:38:36 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=432#comment-2943 [...] reminder: Caragea, not unlike many of the Phanariote princes before him, was placed there by the Porte, with [...] [...] reminder: Caragea, not unlike many of the Phanariote princes before him, was placed there by the Porte, with [...]

]]> By: spyked http://thetarpit.org/2021/ion-ghica-letters-to-vasile-alecsandri-from-the-time-of-caragea-i#comment-2043 spyked Sat, 30 Apr 2022 16:00:54 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=432#comment-2043 Fun fact, tying footnotes #2 and #17 together: the Șerban Vodă Way bears the name of none other than Șerban Cantacuzino, Wallachian prince who ordered the first translation of the Bible in Romanian... among his other deeds. Fun fact, tying footnotes #2 and #17 together: the Șerban Vodă Way bears the name of none other than Șerban Cantacuzino, Wallachian prince who ordered the first translation of the Bible in Romanian... among his other deeds.

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