{"id":12176,"date":"2013-04-16T08:46:47","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T08:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/?p=12176"},"modified":"2013-04-16T09:09:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T09:09:08","slug":"epistola-catre-voltaire-de-grigore-alexandrescu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/2013\/04\/16\/epistola-catre-voltaire-de-grigore-alexandrescu\/","title":{"rendered":"Epistol\u0103 &#8211; C\u0103tre Voltaire &#8211; de Grigore Alexandrescu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Voltaire-Baquoy.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12177\" title=\"Voltaire-Baquoy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Voltaire-Baquoy-300x244.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Voltaire-Baquoy-300x244.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Voltaire-Baquoy.gif 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>EPISTOL\u0102 &#8211; C\u0103tre Voltaire &#8211; de Grigore Alexandrescu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Din ziua \u00een care am citit scrisoarea c\u0103tre horace,<br \/>\nDoream, de s-ar fi putut, toat\u0103 sfiala s\u0103 las,<br \/>\nS\u0103-\u021bi scriu pe un ton m\u0103re\u021b, c\u00e2t mai m\u0103re\u021b s-ar putea<br \/>\n\u0218i s\u0103-\u021bi pornesc un bilet lucrat \u00een fabrica mea.<br \/>\nDar auzisem c\u0103 voi, poe\u021bi, scriitori vesti\u021bi,<br \/>\n\u00cendat\u0103 ce a\u021bi murit, v\u0103 face\u021bi cam neciopli\u021bi,<br \/>\nCam gro\u0219i, neciviliza\u021bi; \u0219i drept s\u0103 spui, m\u0103 temeam<br \/>\nS\u0103 nu-mi \u00eentorci un r\u0103spuns mai aspru dec\u00e2t doream;<br \/>\nR\u0103spuns ca acel ce zici c\u0103-n anul trecut \u021bi-a dat,<br \/>\nDin partea lui Boileau un secretar ne\u00eenv\u0103\u021bat.<br \/>\nAicea, ca \u0219i la voi, se afl\u0103 mul\u021bi n\u0103t\u0103r\u0103i,<br \/>\nCare s-ar da bucuros c\u0103 sunt secretari ai t\u0103i.<br \/>\nCu toate-acestea acum dorin\u021ba mea o ascult;<br \/>\nRespectul numelui t\u0103u nu m\u0103 opre\u0219te mai mult,<br \/>\n\u0218i pare-\u021bi bine sau r\u0103u, slobod din partea mea e\u0219ti.<br \/>\nNu cercetez dac\u0103-n rai, dac\u0103 \u00een iad locuie\u0219ti,<br \/>\nLa ce fel de munci, pedepsi, p\u0103catele-\u021bi te-au supus<br \/>\n\u0218i dac\u0103 \u00een lungi frig\u0103ri dracii acolo te-au pus.<br \/>\nSunt sigur c\u0103 sfin\u021bii to\u021bi asupr\u0103-\u021bi au reclamat,<br \/>\n\u0218i chiar de nu-i fi pr\u0103jit, e\u0219ti negre\u0219it afumat,<br \/>\nTrebile acolo-n iad nu merg c-aici pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt,<br \/>\nUnde p\u0103g\u00e2ni sau cre\u0219tini cu to\u021bi la un loc sunt,<br \/>\nUnde vedem ferici\u021bi pe cei mai mari p\u0103c\u0103to\u0219i,<br \/>\n\u0218i soarele lumin\u00e2nd pe r\u0103i ca pe credincio\u0219i;<br \/>\nFaptele-acolo ne pun la locul drept meritat.<\/p>\n<p>Dar spune-mi, te rog, Voltaire, tu ce folos ai aflat,<br \/>\nDe\u0219i al legei vr\u0103jma\u0219, s\u0103 critici, s\u0103 os\u00e2nde\u0219ti<br \/>\nAcele \u00eenalte c\u00e2nt\u0103ri, acele g\u00e2nduri cere\u0219ti,<br \/>\nCare-al naturei st\u0103p\u00e2n el \u00eensu\u0219i le-a \u00eensuflat,<br \/>\nSpre slava numelui s\u0103u, poetului \u00eemp\u0103rat ?<br \/>\nDe nu ca om, ca cre\u0219tin, dar \u00eens\u0103 ca autor,<br \/>\nVrednic erai, socotesc, s\u0103 sim\u021bi \u00een\u0103l\u021bimea lor,<br \/>\n\u0218i geniul t\u0103u frumos p\u00e2n\u0103 acolo s\u0103-l sui.<br \/>\nCerul, t\u0103ria vestind faptele m\u00e2inilor lui,<br \/>\nDin pavilionu-i de nori, acel prea \u00eenalt tun\u00e2nd,<br \/>\nCu fulgerele-i de foc vr\u0103jma\u0219ii r\u0103sturn\u00e2nd,<br \/>\nP\u0103m\u00e2ntul din temelii cl\u0103tit, desr\u0103d\u0103cinat,<br \/>\nSuflarea-acelei m\u00e2ini ce m\u0103rile-a-nt\u0103r\u00e2tat,<br \/>\nAste m\u0103re\u021be tr\u0103suri tu cum le despre\u021buie\u0219ti ?<br \/>\nIdei, icoane, figuri, toate \u00een ele g\u0103se\u0219ti.<br \/>\nRacine, pe care-l iubeai, din ele s-a ad\u0103pat;<br \/>\nRousseau pe care-l urai, adesea le-a imitat;<br \/>\nToate acestea le \u0219tii, dar furia-\u021bi te-a orbit.<\/p>\n<p>Tu, ca odat\u0103 Satan, pe om din rai l-ai gonit,<br \/>\nN\u0103dejdea, rodul ceresc, \u00een inimi o ai c\u0103lcat,<br \/>\n\u0218i care desp\u0103gubiri \u00een locul ei ne-ai l\u0103sat ?<br \/>\nUcideri \u0219i desfr\u00e2n\u0103ri, iat\u0103 ce-\u021bi suntem datori !<br \/>\nVia\u021ba-i f\u0103cut-o grea s\u0103rmanilor muritori,<br \/>\nIar pe scelera\u021bi ia-i scos din jugul lor nepl\u0103cut.<br \/>\nVor \u00een zadar a-\u021bi g\u0103si un cuget ce n-ai avut,<br \/>\nA zice c\u0103 te-ai luptat cu abuzul s\u0103 r\u0103zboie\u0219ti;<br \/>\nNu, temelia-ai surpat \u00een dogmele cre\u0219tine\u0219ti.<\/p>\n<p>A ! dac\u0103 talentul t\u0103u, mai bine-ntrebuin\u021bat,<br \/>\nCu soarta-i a se lupta pe om l-ai fi \u00eenarmat !<br \/>\nDac\u0103, pe drep\u021bi \u00eent\u0103rind, pe r\u0103i a fi \u00eengrozit,<br \/>\n\u00cengerii numele t\u0103u cu drag l-ar fi pomenit.<\/p>\n<p>Ani ai tr\u0103it \u00eendestui, rol\u0103 m\u0103rea\u021b\u0103-ai jucat,<br \/>\nAi lumei st\u0103p\u00e2nitori adesea te-au vizitat:<br \/>\nAcum acestea pe noi nimic nu ne folosesc<br \/>\nIar dihu-\u021bi nem\u0103rginit e singur ce pizmuiesc.<\/p>\n<p>La toate-ai fost norocit: nu crez c-at\u00e2t izbuteai,<br \/>\nDe-ai fi avut s\u0103 formezi limba \u00een care scriai;<br \/>\nDar veacul te-a ajutat; \u00een vremea c\u00e2nd te-ai n\u0103scut\u0103,<br \/>\nStilul era cur\u0103\u021bit \u0219i drumul era f\u0103cut.<\/p>\n<p>Altfel e-n \u021bar\u0103 la noi: noi trebuie s\u0103 form\u0103m,<br \/>\nS\u0103 d\u0103m un aer, un ton limbii \u00een care lucr\u0103m;<br \/>\nPe neb\u0103tute c\u0103r\u0103ri loc de trecut s\u0103 g\u0103sim,<br \/>\n\u0218i nelucrate c\u00e2mpii de ghimpi s\u0103 le cur\u0103\u021b\u0103m.<\/p>\n<p>A\u0219 vrea s\u0103 po\u021bi s\u0103-nviezi, o zi numai s\u0103 tr\u0103ie\u0219ti,<br \/>\nParnasul nostru s\u0103-l vezi, apoi s\u0103 ne mai vorbe\u0219ti.<br \/>\nUnul, iscoditor trist de termeni \u00eencornora\u021bi,<br \/>\nLipsi\u021bi de duh creator nume\u0219te pe to\u021bi ceilal\u021bi,<br \/>\nSe pl\u00e2nge c\u0103 nu-n\u021beleg acei ce \u00eel ascult,<br \/>\n\u00cen vreme ce \u00eensu\u0219i el nu-n\u021belege mai mult .<\/p>\n<p>Altul, strig\u00e2nd furios c\u0103 suntem neam latinesc,<br \/>\nAr vrea s\u0103 nu mai avem nici un cuv\u00e2nt cre\u0219tinesc,<br \/>\n\u0218i lumei s\u0103 ar\u0103t\u0103m c\u0103 nu am degenerat;<br \/>\nAltul, ce scrie pe \u0219leau ca preotul de la sat,<br \/>\nZice c\u0103 e deslu\u0219it, se crede simplu; iar eu<br \/>\nM\u0103 trag deoparte, privesc, \u0219i scriu cum d\u0103 Dumnezeu.<br \/>\nCu toate-acestea lu\u0103m titluri de mari autori,<br \/>\nD\u0103m sfaturi \u0219i os\u00e2ndim, ne facem legiuitori,<br \/>\nNe credem pe c\u00e2t putem ai lui Apolon nepo\u021bi,<br \/>\nR\u00e2dem de unii c\u00e2\u021biva, \u0219i publicul de noi to\u021bi.<br \/>\nAmestecul \u00eent\u00e2mplat \u00een limbile omene\u0219ti,<br \/>\nC\u00e2nd s-a zidit acel turn, \u00een vremile p\u0103g\u00e2ne\u0219ti,<br \/>\nN-a fost at\u00e2t de pestri\u021b, n-a putut fi mai ciudat,<br \/>\nDec\u00e2t acel ce aici urmeaz\u0103 ne\u00eencetat.<br \/>\nUni\u021bi am face ceva, am fi de vreun folos;<br \/>\nAvem un dialect bun, u\u0219or \u0219i \u00eenml\u0103dios;<br \/>\n\u00cen el fiesce cuv\u00e2nt nu e ca la voi legat<br \/>\nCu un articol seme\u021b, cu un pronume ciudat,<br \/>\nPronume-, articole lungi care sufletul \u021bi-l scot,<br \/>\n\u0218i seam\u0103n\u0103 c\u00e2nd p\u0103\u0219esc suita unui despot.<br \/>\nDar ce mai mult s\u0103 vorbesc ? C\u00e2te am avut de zis,<br \/>\nC\u00e2te de tine g\u00e2ndesc, m\u0103 vezi c\u0103 slobod le-am scris;<br \/>\nC\u00e2t pentru noi, lucruri mari nu e s\u0103 n\u0103d\u0103jduie\u0219ti;<br \/>\nNumai acel Dumnezeu, subt m\u00e2na c\u0103ruia e\u0219ti,<br \/>\nDuhul unirei de sus spre noi de \u00eel va porni,<br \/>\nP\u0103rerile ce se bat, el numai le va-nvoi.<br \/>\nAltfel, dec\u00e2t s\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc c\u0103 noi ne-am al\u0103tura,<br \/>\nMai lesne-a\u0219 putea s\u0103 crez c\u0103 tu te vei boteza.<\/p>\n<p>1842<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPISTOL\u0102 &#8211; C\u0103tre Voltaire &#8211; de Grigore Alexandrescu &nbsp; Din ziua \u00een care am citit scrisoarea c\u0103tre horace, Doream, de [&#038;hellip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articole","category-linkuri-externe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12176"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12179,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12176\/revisions\/12179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}