O scrisoare pierdută
O scrisoare pierdută (Romanian for "A Lost Letter") is a play by Ion Luca Caragiale. It premiered in 1884, and arguably represents the high point of his career.[1]
| O scrisoare pierdută | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Ion Luca Caragiale |
| Date premiered | 1884 |
| Place premiered | National Theatre Bucharest |
| Original language | Romanian |
| Genre | comedy |
It was adapted into a 1953 film A Lost Letter.
Characters
- Nae Cațavencu: lawyer, manager and owner of the „Răcnetul Carpaților” (The Roar of the Carpathians) newspaper, president and founder of the Enciclopedic- Cooperative Society „Aurora Economică Română” (the Romanian Economical Aurora)
- Zaharia Trahanache: President of the Permanent Committee, of the Electoral Committee, of the School Committee, of the Agricultural Committee and of other Committees.
- Zoe Trahanache: the wife of the above mentioned
- Ghiță Pristanda: the town's policeman
- Cetățeanul turmentat (the troubled citizen)
- Agamemnon (Agamiță) Dandanache: an old warrior from the 1848 Revolution
- Tache Farfuridi: lawyer, member of the committees above mentioned
- Iordache Brânzovenescu: same
- Ștefan Tipătescu: the prefect of the county.
- Ionescu: elementary school teacher, collaborator of the above mentioned newspaper and member of the Society
- Popescu: same
- Voters, Citizen and Public
See also
Notes
- Vianu, Vol. II, p.180
References
- Tudor Vianu, Scriitori români, Vol. I-III, Editura Minerva, Bucharest, 1970-1971. OCLC 7431692
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