Grigore Alexandrescu

Grigore Alexandrescu (February 22 1810 in Târgovişte - November 25 1885) in Bucharest was a nineteenth century Romanian poet and translator noted for his fables with political undertones.

Of a noble family, he participated in secret revolutionary societies. In his fables his political and social views were often reflected satirically and ironically often on the uneasiness of living under the Russian protectorate. His works such as "Tombs at Drăgăşani" were particularly nationalist and patriotic in nature [ [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-AlexGrig.html "Columbia Encyclopedia" Sixth Edition (2007)] Retrieved on March 18 2008] .

He founded a periodical, "Albina Româneasca". Alexandrescu wrote "Poezii" (1832, 1838, 1839) and "Meditaţii" (1863), many of which were fables and satires influenced by French literature [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-14369/Grigore-Alexandrescu "Encyclopedia Britannica"] , Retrieved on March 18 2008 ] .

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