Iorga was again Romanian Commissioner of the Venice Biennale in 1940. The accelerated political developments led him to focus on his activities as a militant and journalist. His output for 1940 included a large number of conferences and articles dedicated to the preservation of Greater Romania's borders and the anti-Guardist cause: "Semnul lui Cain" ("The Mark of Cain"), "Ignoranța stăpâna lumii" ("Ignorance, Mistress of the World"), "Drumeț în calea lupilor" ("A Wayfarer Facing Wolves") etc. Iorga was troubled by the outbreak of World War II and saddened by the fall of France, events which formed the basis of his essay "Amintiri din locurile tragediilor actuale" ("Recollections from the Current Scenes of a Tragedy"). He was also working on a version of "Prometheus Bound", a tragedy which probably reflected his concern about Romania, her allies, and the uncertain political future.