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Costache Conachi (; 1777, Țigănești – 1849, Iași)Copoul poetului Costache Conachi
was a Romanian writer noted for emphasizing reason and improving the craft of
Costache Conachi (; 1777, Țigănești – 1849, Iași)was a Romanian writer noted for emphasizing reason and improving the craft of
Romanian
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writing.
Biography
Born as a member of the Conachi family, he was an affluentboyar
A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Kievan Rus', Bulgaria, Russia, Wallachia and Moldavia, and later Romania, Lithuania and among Baltic Germans. Boyars were s ...
from Moldavia
Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and former principality in Centra ...
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Costache Conachi is regarded by some as the first true Romanian poet of his time. He is credited with infusing eroticism into Romanian poetry. Although he lived and worked in an era of Romanian literature that is hazy at best, his name is not easily forgotten.
Coming from a wealthy family Conachi had access to readings on foreign cultures and the works of great authors. This foundation of knowledge shaped his poems. It resulted in verses in Romanian marked with unprecedented elements such as eroticism.
See also
* Conachi family *Cocuța Conachi
Ecaterina ''Cocuța'' Conachi (2 April 1829 – 22 February 1870) was a Romanian princess and revolutionary. She is known for her activism and work for the unification of Moldavia and Wallachia.
She belonged to the Conachi family. Ecaterina Con ...
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