Corneliu M. Popescu
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Corneliu M. Popescu was a Romania
n translator
of poetry who died at the age of 19 in the earthquake of 1977
.
A poetry translation prize was established in 2003 in commemoration of his work. Called the Popescu Prize
, it is awarded bi-annually by the Poetry Society 'for poetry translated from a European language into English'. In the Guardian Review on 20 September 2003, there appeared an article by the poet Alan Brownjohn
about his own participation in judging the award for that year. A segment of a translation Popescu made of one of Mihai Eminescu
's poems is reproduced in the article, as is a photograph of Popescu.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n translator
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
of poetry who died at the age of 19 in the earthquake of 1977
1977 Bucharest Earthquake
The 1977 Vrancea Earthquake occurred on Friday, 4 March 1977, 21:20 local time and was felt throughout the Balkans. It had a magnitude of 7.2 with an epicenter in Vrancea at a depth of ....
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A poetry translation prize was established in 2003 in commemoration of his work. Called the Popescu Prize
Popescu Prize
Popescu Prize is a bi-annual poetry award established in 1983. It is given by the Poetry Society for a volume of poetry translated from a European language into English. Formerly called the European Poetry Translation Prize the Prize was relaunched in 2003, and renamed in memory of the Romanian...
, it is awarded bi-annually by the Poetry Society 'for poetry translated from a European language into English'. In the Guardian Review on 20 September 2003, there appeared an article by the poet Alan Brownjohn
Alan Brownjohn
Alan Charles Brownjohn FRSL is an English poet and novelist.He was born in London and educated at Merton College, Oxford. He taught until 1979, when he became a full-time writer...
about his own participation in judging the award for that year. A segment of a translation Popescu made of one of Mihai Eminescu
Mihai Eminescu
Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...
's poems is reproduced in the article, as is a photograph of Popescu.