total inability to write convincingly in this style resulted in his continued perception as a reactionary conservative. Nonetheless, he was invited to resume his columns on a permanent basis in 1956, marking the beginning of his rehabilitation. Before the end of his life, all of his works, with the exception of his monumental Istoria, were issued in new editions. Istoria would appear (to great acclaim) only in the 1980s, through the efforts of Călinescu's assistant Alexandru Piru. Final years of life In November 1964, George Călinescu was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver and sent for treatment to the sanatorium at Otopeni. On 12 March 1965, in the middle of the night, he died, leaving behind, in the words of Geo Bogza, "a body of work fundamental to the Romanian people." Post-Communist reputation After 1989 there began a period in which Călinescu's civic activity under the Communist regime was called into question, and in which he was accused of collaborating with the authorities, notably by his former assistant Adrian Marino. A veritable "trial by press" resulted in which all of his works and activities were systematically reevaluated, proving Călinescu's perennial value and ability to offer new generations new perspectives on his own times and the whole history of Romanian literature. Works Studies in Foreign Languages (On Some Italian Catholic Missionaries in the Moldavia of the 17th and 18th centuries), 1925. Studies on Aesthetics and World Literature Principii de estetică ("Principles of Aesthetics"), 1939 Impresii asupra literaturii spaniole ("Impressions on Spanish Literature"), 1946 Sensul clasicismului ("The Meaning of Classicism"), 1946 Studii și conferințe ("Studies and Conferences"), 1956 Scriitori străini ("Foreign Writers"), 1967 Poetry Poezii ("Poetry"), 1937 Lauda lucrurilor ("In Praise of Things"), 1963 Lauda zapezii ("In Praise of Snow"), 1965 Drama Șun, mit mongol sau Calea neturburată ("Șun, a Mongol Myth"), 1940 Ludovic al XIX-lea ("Louis XIX"), 1964 Teatru ("Theatre"), 1965 Novels Cartea nunții ("The Wedding Book"), 1933 Enigma Otiliei ("Otilia's Riddle"), 1938 Trei nuvele ("Three Novellas"), 1949 Bietul Ioanide ("Poor Ioanide"), 1953 Scrinul negru ("The Black Chest of Drawers"), 1965 History and literary criticism Viața lui Mihai Eminescu ("Mihai Eminescu's Life"), 1932 Opera lui Mihai Eminescu ("The Works of Mihai Eminescu"), 1934 Viața lui Ion Creangă ("Ion Creangă's Life"), 1938 Istoria literaturii române de la origini până în prezent ("The History of Romanian Literature from its Origins to the Present"), 1941 Istoria literaturii române. Compendiu ("The History of Romanian Literature.