Born in Adjud, his parents were the physician Theodor Botta and his wife Aglaia (née de Franceschi), an orphanage director; his brother was poet and actor Emil Botta.[1] His father was descended from an old Transylvanian family, the noble status of which was confirmed by Christopher Báthory in 1579, and related to Bishop Ioan Bob. Theodor Botta, caught in the national struggle of Transylvania's Romanians during the rule of Austria-Hungary, took refuge in the Moldavia region of the Romanian Old Kingdom after completing his medical studies at Vienna. A doctor for the Căile Ferate Române state railway, he took part in World War I and died in 1921. Aglaia was the daughter of Francesco Maria de Franceschi, a Corsican who settled in Moldavia in 1872 and worked as a technician at the Sascut sugar factory.[2]
Botta attended primary school in his native town, followed by high school in Focșani (Unirea High School until 1921) and Bucharest (Saint Sava National College, 1921–1923). He attended the University of Bucharest from 1923 to 1927, studying Latin and Greek literature and law. In 1927, he also completed studies at the physical education institute, perhaps reflecting a nostalgia for paideia. While a student, he contributed to Calendarul and L'Indépendance Roumaine magazines, publishing articles about literature, art and music. He later wrote for Rampa, Gândirea, Vremea and La Nation Roumaine; in 1941, together with Emil Giurgiuca and Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu, he founded Dacia magazine. He took part in the Criterion group's symposiums, joining the editing committee in 1943. From 1938, he formed part of the leadership at Dimitrie Gusti's project Enciclopedia României.[2] At one point a member of the Iron Guard, he spent time in prison under the communist regime.[3]
Botta's first book was the poetry volume Eulalii (1931, Romanian Writers' Union prize), the only one published during his lifetime. His other cycles, Rune, Epigrame, Cununa Ariadnei and Poem în curs, appeared posthumously in 1968. His verses are incantational and erudite, anti-Romantic out of principle, full of linguistic invention, in line with European and domestic purism. His essays, which deal with artistic creation in general and the philosophy of Romanian culture in particular, are also full of original ideas, employing a lyrical and imaginative style: Limite (1936, Romanian Writers' Union prize) and Charmion sau Despre muzică (1941). Botta authored the féerie plays Comedia fantasmelor, Alkestis, Deliana, Soarele și luna, and, in 1943, a stage adaptation of Mihai Eminescu's Poor Dionis. He published Balade și alte poeme, a translation of works by François Villon, in 1956. From 1944 until his death, he worked on a philological treatise dealing with the Thracian substrate in the Romanian language, Roma – Threicia.[2]
He died in Bucharest in 1958.
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^"Biografie: Emil Botta – poet, prozator și actor român". www.colegiulemilbotta.ro (in Romanian). Emil Botta National College, Adjud. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
^ abcAurel Sasu (ed.), Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române, vol. I, p. 200. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004. ISBN973-697-758-7
botta, romanian, pronunciation, ˈdan, ˈbota, september, 1907, january, 1958, romanian, poet, essayist, writer, born, 1907, september, 1907adjud, putna, county, kingdom, romaniadied13, january, 1958, 1958, aged, bucharest, romanian, people, republicalma, materu. Dan Botta Romanian pronunciation ˈdan ˈbota September 26 1907 January 13 1958 was a Romanian poet and essayist Dan BottaWriter Dan BottaBorn 1907 09 26 26 September 1907Adjud Putna County Kingdom of RomaniaDied13 January 1958 1958 01 13 aged 50 Bucharest Romanian People s RepublicAlma materUniversity of BucharestOccupation s Poet and essayistParentsTheodor Botta father Aglaia Botta nee de Franceschi mother RelativesEmil BottaLife editBorn in Adjud his parents were the physician Theodor Botta and his wife Aglaia nee de Franceschi an orphanage director his brother was poet and actor Emil Botta 1 His father was descended from an old Transylvanian family the noble status of which was confirmed by Christopher Bathory in 1579 and related to Bishop Ioan Bob Theodor Botta caught in the national struggle of Transylvania s Romanians during the rule of Austria Hungary took refuge in the Moldavia region of the Romanian Old Kingdom after completing his medical studies at Vienna A doctor for the Căile Ferate Romane state railway he took part in World War I and died in 1921 Aglaia was the daughter of Francesco Maria de Franceschi a Corsican who settled in Moldavia in 1872 and worked as a technician at the Sascut sugar factory 2 Botta attended primary school in his native town followed by high school in Focșani Unirea High School until 1921 and Bucharest Saint Sava National College 1921 1923 He attended the University of Bucharest from 1923 to 1927 studying Latin and Greek literature and law In 1927 he also completed studies at the physical education institute perhaps reflecting a nostalgia for paideia While a student he contributed to Calendarul and L Independance Roumaine magazines publishing articles about literature art and music He later wrote for Rampa Gandirea Vremea and La Nation Roumaine in 1941 together with Emil Giurgiuca and Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu he founded Dacia magazine He took part in the Criterion group s symposiums joining the editing committee in 1943 From 1938 he formed part of the leadership at Dimitrie Gusti s project Enciclopedia Romaniei 2 At one point a member of the Iron Guard he spent time in prison under the communist regime 3 Botta s first book was the poetry volume Eulalii 1931 Romanian Writers Union prize the only one published during his lifetime His other cycles Rune Epigrame Cununa Ariadnei and Poem in curs appeared posthumously in 1968 His verses are incantational and erudite anti Romantic out of principle full of linguistic invention in line with European and domestic purism His essays which deal with artistic creation in general and the philosophy of Romanian culture in particular are also full of original ideas employing a lyrical and imaginative style Limite 1936 Romanian Writers Union prize and Charmion sau Despre muzică 1941 Botta authored the feerie plays Comedia fantasmelor Alkestis Deliana Soarele și luna and in 1943 a stage adaptation of Mihai Eminescu s Poor Dionis He published Balade și alte poeme a translation of works by Francois Villon in 1956 From 1944 until his death he worked on a philological treatise dealing with the Thracian substrate in the Romanian language Roma Threicia 2 He died in Bucharest in 1958 Notes edit Biografie Emil Botta poet prozator și actor roman www colegiulemilbotta ro in Romanian Emil Botta National College Adjud Retrieved 27 November 2021 a b c Aurel Sasu ed Dicționarul biografic al literaturii romane vol I p 200 Pitești Editura Paralela 45 2004 ISBN 973 697 758 7 Andrei Oișteanu Narcotice in cultura romană p 244 Bucharest Polirom 2010 ISBN 978 973 46 1711 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dan Botta amp oldid 1057466956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
