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Laughing Matters. Romanian Humorists

10/2001

Irony and wit count as the richest sources of inspiration for Romanian humorists. Among and above them all, Creangă and Caragiale constitute a somehow typical contrast that shed light on the later development of Romanian comic prose.

Tudor VIANU

Contents

Image Gallery

» Introduction

Editor's Note

Adrian Solomon (no. 10/2001)

» The Rules Are Trump

The Gypsiliad

Ioan Budai-Deleanu (1760-1820) (no. 10/2001)

Wisdom's Tell-Tale

Anton Pann (1794-1854) (no. 10/2001)

Funny Remarks And Satires

Cilibi Moise (1812-1870) (no. 10/2001)

The Mother With Three Daughters-In-Law

Ion Creangă (1838-1889) (no. 10/2001)

A Favour

D. R. Rosetti-Max (1850-1934) (no. 10/2001)

» You're Stupid, Pal

Ion Luca Caragiale And The Kitsch

Ştefan Cazimir (no. 10/2001)

Dog Day's Afternoon

I. L. Caragiale (1852-1912) (no. 10/2001)

A Petition

I. L. Caragiale (1852-1912) (no. 10/2001)

A Very Lucky Man

I. L. Caragiale (1852-1912) (no. 10/2001)

Honeymoon

I. L. Caragiale (1852-1912) (no. 10/2001)

Savings

Th. D. Speranţia (1856-1929) (no. 10/2001)

Captain Scabbard

Anton Bacalbaşa (1865-1899) (no. 10/2001)

Scipio The African

Ion A. Bassarabescu (1870-1952) (no. 10/2001)

Oleanders

Ion A. Bassarabescu (1870-1952) (no. 10/2001)

Faith

Gheorghe Brăescu (1871-1949) (no. 10/2001)

Public Force

Gheorghe Brăescu (1871-1949) (no. 10/2001)

Shiftiness

Gheorghe Brăescu (1871-1949) (no. 10/2001)

A Career

Gheorghe Brăescu (1871-1949) (no. 10/2001)

Repetitive Ducks

Gheorghe Brăescu (1871-1949) (no. 10/2001)

Napoleon's Victor

D. D. Pătrăşcanu (1872-1937) (no. 10/2001)

Vegetarianism

George Ranetti (1875-1928) (no. 10/2001)

Maria

Tudor Arghezi (1880-1967) (no. 10/2001)

Rădoaia

Tudor Arghezi (1880-1967) (no. 10/2001)

The Keys

Tudor Arghezi (1880-1967) (no. 10/2001)

Fixed Prices

Tudor Arghezi (1880-1967) (no. 10/2001)

The Uninvited Guest

Petre Locusteanu (1883-1919) (no. 10/2001)

After The Storm

Urmuz (Dem. Dumitrescu-Buzău) (1883-1923) (no. 10/2001)

Ismail And Turnavitu

Urmuz (Dem. Dumitrescu-Buzău) (1883-1923) (no. 10/2001)

Long Autumn

George Topîrceanu (1886-1937) (no. 10/2001)

Thoughts On The Duel

George Topîrceanu (1886-1937) (no. 10/2001)

Local Civilization

George Topîrceanu (1886-1937) (no. 10/2001)

» Mackensen, You Dumb Gander

The Gods' Humor From Vishnu To ... Caragiale

Vasile Andru (b. 1942) (no. 10/2001)

The Apprentices Of Saint Anthony

Damian Stănoiu (1893-1956) (no. 10/2001)

A Barrack Story

Tudor Muşatescu (1903-1970) (no. 10/2001)

Blind Man's Buff

Tudor Muşatescu (1903-1970) (no. 10/2001)

The First Story For Children Under 3

Eugen Ionescu (1909-1994) (no. 10/2001)

That Sweet Word

Nicolae Tăutu (1920-1972) (no. 10/2001)

Hypnosis

Nicolae Tăutu (1920-1972) (no. 10/2001)

In An Empty Room

Valentin Silvestru (1924-1996) (no. 10/2001)

Inquiry Halfway Down The Stairs

Valentin Silvestru (1924-1996) (no. 10/2001)

Where Is Ascona?

Valentin Silvestru (1924-1996) (no. 10/2001)

Excitement

Maria Marian (b. 1930) (no. 10/2001)

The Symbol

Maria Marian (b. 1930) (no. 10/2001)

The Larva

Teodor Mazilu (1930-1980) (no. 10/2001)

The Tenderness And Betrayal Of Magdalene

Teodor Mazilu (1930-1980) (no. 10/2001)

Why Some Movies Are Good

Dumitru Solomon (1932-2003) (no. 10/2001)

How To Screen A Book

Dumitru Solomon (1932-2003) (no. 10/2001)

The Rush

Dumitru Solomon (1932-2003) (no. 10/2001)

In The Beginning There Was The Word

Dumitru Solomon (1932-2003) (no. 10/2001)

Adventure Under Ground

Ion Băieşu (1933-1992) (no. 10/2001)

Audience

Ion Băieşu (1933-1992) (no. 10/2001)

Circus Act In Black Dress

Petre Bokor (b. 1940) (no. 10/2001)

The TV Star

Petre Bokor (b. 1940) (no. 10/2001)

A Family Saga

Dumitru Dinulescu (b. 1942) (no. 10/2001)

Glossary

Cornel Udrea (b. 1947) (no. 10/2001)

The Soccer Match

Ion Cristoiu (b. 1948) (no. 10/2001)

Revolution In Vintileasa

Ion Cristoiu (b. 1948) (no. 10/2001)

» Momentarily Dethroned

Wise Humor As A Sum Of Contraries

Dan C. Mihăilescu (no. 10/2001)

100 Years At The Gates Of The Orient

Ioan Groşan (b. 1954) (no. 10/2001)

I Kiss Your Ass, Beloved Leader!

Daniel Bănulescu (b. 1960) (no. 10/2001)

Own Goal With Actor And Accountant

Horia Gârbea (b. 1962) (no. 10/2001)

Who Needs No Theater

Horia Gârbea (b. 1962) (no. 10/2001)

Don't Know: 40%

Cătălin Ţîrlea (b. 1964) (no. 10/2001)

International Meetings

Cătălin Ţîrlea (b. 1964) (no. 10/2001)

Empty Bottles

Cătălin Ţîrlea (b. 1964) (no. 10/2001)

A Secret Weapon

Cătălin Ţîrlea (b. 1964) (no. 10/2001)

» Afterword

Laugh To The Left

Erwin Kessler (no. 10/2001)

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