Nicolae Davidescu

Nicolae Davidescu (October 24, 1888 – June 12, 1954) was a Romanian symbolist poet and novelist.

Poetry

 * 1910: La fântâna Castaliei ("At Castalia's Well") - parnassianist poems
 * 1916: Inscripţii ("Engravings") - influenced by Charles Baudelaire
 * 1928 – 1937: Cântecul omului ("The Song of Man") - recreating of the world history, influenced by La Légende des siècles (Victor Hugo).

Novel

 * 1912: Zâna din fundul lacului ("The Fairy at the Bottom of the Lake") - an exercise in symbolism;
 * 1915: Sfinxul ("The Sphinx")
 * 1928: Vioara mută ("The Muted Violin") - influenced by social psychology;

Literary criticism
Two collections of his literary criticism were published posthumously:


 * 1975: Aspecte şi direcţii literare ("Literary Conventions and Directions")
 * 1977: Poezii, teatru, proză ("Poetry, Drama, Prose").

Nicolae Davidescu collaborated at Viața Românească.