Marcu Beza (June 30, 1882 in Kleisoura,

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– May 6, 1949 in

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) was a

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poet, writer, essayist, literary critique,

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, and diplomat of Aromanian origin. Beza was elected a corresponding member of the

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in 1923. He was an editor of the Aromanian newspaper '' Românul de la Pind''.

Works

In English

* ''Papers on the Romanian People and Literature'', London, 1920 * ''Zidra. Gardana. The Dead Pool'', London – New York, 1921 * ''Paganism in Romanian Folklore'', London, 1928 * ''Shakespeare in Roumania'', London, 1931 * ''Lands of Many Religions. Palestine, Syria, Cyprus and Mount Sinai'', London, 1934 * ''Origin of the Roumanians'',

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-London, 1941 * ''The Roumanian Church'', London, 1943 * ''Heritage of Byzantium'', London, 1947

In Romanian

* ''De la noi'',

, 1903 * ''Graiu bun. Calendar aromânesc'', Bucharest, 1909 * ''Pe drumuri. Din viața aromânilor'', Bucharest, 1914 * ''Romantismul englez'', Bucharest * ''O viață, București'', 1921; ''ediția (Doda)'', London, 1925 * ''Din Anglia, însemnările unui literat'', Iași, 1923 * ''Romanul englez contimporan'', Bucharest, 1928 * ''Din alte țări. Studii și impresii'', Bucharest, 1933 * ''Ruva. Între două lumi'', Bucharest, 1934 * ''Biblioteci mănăstirești la Muntele Athos'', Bucharest, 1934 * ''Urme românești în Răsăritul Ortodox'', Bucharest, 1935 * ''Calea destinului'', Bucharest, 1938 * ''Cartea cu amintiri'', Bucharest, 1938 * ''Vechi legături cu Anglia'', Bucharest, 1938 * ''Necunoscuta'', Bucharest, 1939 * ''Romantismul: romanul englez'', editor Andi Bălu, Bucharest, 1999 * ''Pe tărâmuri biblice: Palestina, Siria, Cipru si Muntele Sinai'', Bucharest, 2000

References

External links

* Avdhela Project – Library of Aromanian Culture
Marcu Beza. ''Vlahii la muntele Athos'' (digitized edition)
(in

) * Avdhela Project – Library of Aromanian Culture
Marcu Beza. ''Urme românești la Muntele Athos'' (digitized edition)
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The Romanian Cultural Institute: Plural. Culture and Civilization Art Recollections (21/2004) – Marcu Beza
* * 1882 births 1949 deaths Romanian poets Aromanian poets Aromanian editors Romanian people of Aromanian descent Corresponding members of the Romanian Academy 20th-century Romanian essayists Romanian High School of Bitola alumni {{Romania-bio-stub