Eminescology - a Constant Concern of the Researcher Dumitru Apetri

The article reveals the contribution of the scholar and writer Dumitru Apetri to Eminescian creation and Eminescology - masterful fields of Romanian philology. It can be seen that his interest in the work of the unique poet and in the process of its reception on several meridians of the world is long-lasting and constant. Various are the methods of investigation practiced by the researcher: studies and articles, literary chronicles, reviews, communications at symposia and conferences, etc. The following facts are particularly noteworthy: participation with communications in all 13 editions of the World Congress of Eminescologists and the publication in 2020 of the book Eminescu sporind a lumii taină, devoted entirely to the work and personality of the great Romanian classic. It is distinguished by a considerable contribution to Eminesciana and Eminescology and the first chapter of the recently published volume which is entitled Marii clasici ai literaturii române. Vocația universalității. Whether it refers to the East-Slavic cultural-literary space, which the author knows in detail, or whether he meditates on some reception processes that occur in the vast European area, the conclusion is the following: the Eminescu miracle certifies at the stage present a vocation of universality and an enviable posterity.