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THE WRITER CHARACTERS IN THE ROMANIAN INTERWAR NOVEL
Abstract
In the Romanian literature, as well as in the world literature, one can see indications of existing concerns of that era. They relate to fashion, customs, but also to readings or literary concerns. Thus can be measured the high or low level of education and the psychological involvement of the author. It is the case of the characters in the work of Camil Petrescu, Romanian interwar writer (1894-1957), promoter of authenticity, as a policy of his novel. The present research sets sight on the characters from the two subjective novels: Ultima noapte de dragoste (Last Night of Love) - 1930 and Patul lui Procust (The Procrustes Bed) - 1933, by means of text study or comparative study, obtaining an axis of the ways of expression. The technique of the two intersecting plans, as Camil Petrescu calls the crossroads of plans, can be found in his novel, as well as in the present research. Leaving behind an entire ethical tradition of authenticity, from Montaigne to Balzac, Camil Petrescu practices synchronization with the sciences of his time and states that the literature of an era is correlated with the psychology of that era. The problems of the authors pass on the shoulders of the characters; they become offerings, but in honour of their names the book will live. Camil Petrescu commissions his characters to report in writing the existential experience, assuming in this way the writing in the first person. Self-knowledge can take place only within the limits of writing, which may be unlimited or limited, as much as the author allows it. In conclusion, the present study demonstrates that Camil Petrescu starts form the Proustian model in elaborating his novels, but builds his characters according to his intellectual, psychological needs. The characters are genuine and assume the author's concerns, becoming writer characters.
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