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Studies and Articles
Types of Justice in Mihail Sadoveanu's
Hanu Anculei
Andy PUSCA' & Cristinel MUNTEANU2
Abstract: The problem of justice seems to be the common theme in Hanu Ancufei [Ancufa 's Inn] -
Mihail Sadoveanu's book of tales. The world portrayed by Sadoveanu functions according to archaic
norms. Justice is made either by the ruler (or by his men), or on one's own (provided there is enough
strength), in accordance with some ancient laws. The helpless (when the ruler is not on their side)
hope for divine justice. A coherent system of laws and fair judges, devoted to unbiased justice
(similar to the German one, mentioned in one of the tales), remain a desideratum in this literary
masterpiece.
Keywords: the quest for justice; law and literature; Mihail Sadoveanu; archaic norms
1. Preliminaries
The quest for justice, seen at the same time as an attempt to restore the initial order
or to restore a necessary balance to the life of the traditional society, represents a
constant concern in Sadoveanu's work. The very idea of revenge must be taken,
in this case, according to the primal, etymological, sense of the Rom. term
razbunare 'revenge'; thus starting from the action of making a good situation
again, a state of things (that is, of repairing it, of straightening it up3).
1 Associate Professor, PhD, Rector of Danubius University of Galati, Romania, Address: 3 Galati
Blvd., Galati 800654, Romania, Tel.: +40372361102, E-mail: andypusca@univ-danubius.ro.
2 Associate Professor, PhD, Danubius University of Galati, Romania, Address: 3 Galati Blvd., Galati
800654, Romania, Tel.: +40372361102, E-mail: cristinel.munteanu@univ-danubius.ro.
3 In this sense, see Fane's words, a character in Eugen Barbu's novel Groapa: If justice would be a
wire, I would straighten it. (in Nea Fane Chapter). Indeed, it is worth noting that one of the
antonyms of the term dreptate/righteousness is the word sirdmbatate 'injustice', which means that the
moral beautiful and the aesthetic one appear to be together, conjugated, from the beginning. Besides,
a minor aesthetics accompanies us all in everyday life. For this reason, we feel the need for things
to be symmetrical, to have a regular shape, to be harmoniously arranged and properly proportioned.
Not accidentally, in Romanian (as also in Spanish, cf. hermoso), the word frumos 'beautiful' inherits
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ISSN: 1844-8062
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