The English Language Web Site for
Lucian Blaga (1895-1961)

Lucian Blaga is one of Romania's principal poets and philosophers. Although there are translations and studies of his work published in French and Italian, there has so far been little knowledge of him in the English-speaking world. This web site is a personal effort, with the co-operation of colleagues in Romania, to supply that lack.

But this site will not exclude publications and events relating to Blaga in other languages. I can read French, Spanish and Portuguese, can take a stab at Italian, and am learning Romanian (slowly). Please send all notices and other contributions to me at

Although I cannot offer to run a proper discussion group, I am willing to forward e-mails (by Blind Carbon Copy), to all those who wish to receive them. Please send a message with 'subscribe' in it to me at the above address and I shall add your name and address to the list.

My own interest in Blaga is primarily in his philosophy but this site will attempt to cover all aspects of his work. I came across Blaga in 1995 when, out of the blue, I received a notice of a conference to be held in Mangalia in commemoration of the centennary of his birth. I knew nothing of him but the rest of the programme seemed interesting, and so I decided to go. I returned to Romania in 1998, when as well as staying in Bucharest, I also visited Cluj, where Blaga was Professor of the Philosophy of Culture before being dismissed by the Communist government and made a librarian instead. (The Library of Cluj University has since been renamed in memory of him.) I also visited Blaga's birthplace in Lâncrâm which is now the Blaga museum.

I returned again to Bucharest in September 2005 for the 2-day conference in honour of Blaga: 'The philosophy of Culutral Convergence' held by the Romanian Academy of Sciences. The papers will be published by the Academy.

Over the first week-end in May, an annual Blaga festival is held in Cluj, likewise one in Sibiu in November.

I have assisted Dr Angela Botez, of the Institute of Philosophy of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest, with an English translation of a revised version of a recent anthology of Blaga's philosophy, with some poems and extracts from other works, which is now available on CD: Order