Eternal Longing, Impossible Love

„While «national poet» Mihail Eminescu (1850-1889) is ofteb described as the Romanian soul, modern literary language in Romania is also much indebted to him. His work encompassed every genre of poetry (love, philosophical, cosmological, mythological, historical, sociosatiric, etc.) as well as prose and journalism. Eminescu is considered Europe s last great romantic, not least because he gave voice of unmistakable music to the sadness of love. However, his legacy transcends the confines of Romanticism, the literary and philosophical Western traditions, the Far East influences and even the obvious imprint of Romanian folklore. Blessed with the touch of genius, his synthesis is a personal world of meaning about the life of Man and of the Cosmos in archetypal images of universal worth.”