Stancu ILIN

Born 23 November 1933, Farcasele-Olt.

Education: University of Bucharest, Faculty of Philology (1952­59); Ph. D. in History of Romanian Literature, Romanian Academy, George Calinescu Institute of History and Theory of Literature, Bucharest (1978).

Current employment: senior researcher ( 1967), Romanian Academy, "George Calinescu" Institute of History and Theory of Literature, Bucharest. Office address: Institutul de Istorie si Teorie Literara "George Calinescu" al Academiei Romane, Calea 13 Septembrie 13, RO-70626 Bucharest. Phone: (021) 6317400,6314460.

Home address: Sos. Iancului 17, bl. 106 C, sc. A, et. 3, ap. 14, RO, 73371 Bucharest. Phone: (021) 2509060 Fields of research: literary criticism and comparative literature.

Professional record: original contributions to the biography and to the intepretation of Liviu Rebreanu's work; the relations between that writer and the German culture. Membership: Romanian Writers' Union (1990). Awards: B. P. Hasdeu Prize of the Romanian Academy (1985).

HumboIdt Research Fellowship (1969-70;1971):Romanistics, compatative literature, Universität Tübingen, Romanisches Seminar, Prof. Dr. Eugenio Coseriu; Deutsches Seminar, Prof. Dr. Richard Brinkmann.

Follow-up sponsorship: short documentation stay, Bonn University (1991). Donations by Humboldt Foundation: books.

Publications include:

A. Books:

1. Faze si "moment optim" in cercetarea de istorie literara ("Stages and `Best Moment' in the Research of Literary History"). In Metodalogia istoriei si critici lirerare ("Methodology of History and Literary Criticism"). Bucharest: Edituta Academiei, 1969.

2. Revista romana. 1861-1863 ("Romanian Review. 1861-­1863"). In Reviste Literare romanesti din secolul al X/X-lea ("Romanian Literary Reviews of the 19th Century"). Bucharest: Editura Minerva, 1970.

3. Theodor Fontane. In Studii de literatura romana si comparata ("Studies of Romanian and Comparative Literature"). Bucharest: Editura Academiei, 1971.

4. Liviu Rebreanu in atelierul de creatie ("Liviu Rebreanu in His Creative Workshop"). Bucharest: Editura Minerva, 1985.

5. Poezia obiceiurilor de iarna ("Winter Customs Poems"). Bucharest: Editura Minerva, 1985.

6. B. P. Hasdeu, Opere, I, ("Literary Works", I). Bucharest: Editura Minerva, 1986.

7. Liviu Rebreanu in Agora ("Liviu Rebreanu in the Agora"). Bucharest: Editura Minerva, 1988.

8. I. L. Caragiale in constiinta contemporanilor sai ("I. L. Caragiale in the Consciousness of His Contemporaries"). Bucharest: Editura Minerva,1990.

9. B. P. Hasdeu, Istoria toleraniei religioase in Rornania ("History of the Religious Tolerante in Romania"). Bucharest-Chisinau: Editura Saeculum-I. E. P. Stiinta, 1992.

B. Papers:

1. "Tentatia totalitatii. Un valoros incunabul german in Romania: Cronica din Nürnberg." Tribuna, 22, 1 June 1972.

2. "Liviu Rebreanu: Goethe romancier." Luceafarul, 23, 3 June 1972.

3. "Ecouri ale realismului german in Opera Iui Liviu Rebreanu." Limba si literatura, 3, 1974.

4. "Tineretea unui umanist. Dosarul doctoratului la Tübingen al lui T. Vianu." Manuscriptum, I, 1975.

5. "Proza artistica a lui B. P. Hasdeu." Caiete critice, 10-12, 1993.