Editing Tudor Arghezi (section)

===Early life===
He graduated from [[Saint Sava National College|Saint Sava High School]] in October 1896, started working to pay for his studies,<ref>Kuiper, p.67; Willhardt ''et al.'', p.15</ref> and made his debut in 1896, publishing verses in [[Alexandru Macedonski]]'s magazine ''Liga Ortodoxă'' under the name ''Ion Theo''. Soon after, Macedonski, the herald of [[Symbolist movement in Romania|Romanian Symbolism]], publicized his praise for the young poet: 
<blockquote>"This young man, at an age when I was still prattling verses, with an audacity that knows no boundaries, but not yet crowned by the most glittering success, parts with the entire old [[Poetry|versification]] technique, with all banalities in images in ideas that have for long been judged, here and elsewhere, as a summit of poetry and art."<ref>Macedonski, 1896, in Vianu, p.477</ref></blockquote>

He began stating his admiration for [[Symbolism (arts)|Symbolism]] and other trends pertaining to it (such as the [[Vienna Secession]]) in his articles of the time, while polemicizing with ''[[Junimea]]'''s [[George Panu]] over the latter's critique of [[modernist literature]].<ref>Arghezi, ''Vers și poezie'', 1904, in ''Din presa... (1900–1918)'', pp. 125–139</ref> In 1904, he and [[Vasile Demetrius]] published their own magazine, ''Linia Dreaptă'', which ceased to exist after only five issues.<ref>Vianu, p.478; Zalis, p.VII</ref> Arghezi, [[Gala Galaction]], and Demetrius maintained a close friendship, as witnessed by the latter's daughter, the actress and novelist [[Lucia Demetrius]].<ref name="Zalis, p.VII">Zalis, p.VII</ref>

After a four-year-long stint as an [[Romanian Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] [[monk]] at [[Cernica Monastery]], he traveled abroad in 1905. He visited [[Paris]] and then moved to [[Fribourg]], where he wrote poetry and attended courses at the [[University of Fribourg|local University]]; dissatisfied with the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] focus encouraged by the latter, he moved to [[Geneva]], where he was employed in a jeweler's workshop.<ref name="Willhardt et al., p.15">Willhardt ''et al.'', p.15</ref> During the [[1907 Romanian Peasants' Revolt|Romanian Peasants' Revolt]] of 1907, the poet, known for his [[left-wing]] discourse and vocal criticism of the violent repression of the peasant movement, was kept under surveillance by Swiss authorities; a local newspaper claimed that Arghezi's mail had been tampered with, causing a scandal that led to the resignation of several officials.<ref>Arghezi, ''Acum patruzeci și nouă de ani'', 1956, in ''Scrieri'', p.772</ref> News he gathered of the revolt itself left a lasting impression on Arghezi: much later, he was to dedicate an entire volume to the events (his ''1907-Peizaje'', "Landscapes of 1907", which he described as "dealing with [...] the contrast between a nation and an abusive, solitary, [[Social class|class]]").<ref>Arghezi, ''Acum patruzeci și nouă de ani'', 1956, in ''Scrieri'', p.773</ref>