Convorbiri Literare

Convorbiri Literare (Romanian: Literary Talks) is a Romanian literary magazine published in Romania. It is among the most important journals of the nineteenth-century Romania.^[1]

Convorbiri Literare

First page, 1 May 1885
Categories	Art magazine
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	Convorbiri Literare publishing house
Founder	Titu Maiorescu
Founded	1867; 157 years ago (1867)
Based in	Iaşi Bucharest
Language	Romanian
Website	convorbiri-literare.ro
ISSN	1841-7647
OCLC	503856097

History and profile

Convorbiri Literare was founded by Titu Maiorescu in 1867.^[2][3][4] The magazine was the organ of the Junimea group, a literary society which was established in 1864.^[4][5] The group included aristocratic Moldovans except for Titu Maiorescu.^[4] The magazine was first headquartered in Iaşi and later moved to Bucharest.^[5]

Convorbiri Literare is published monthly^[4] by Convorbiri Literare publishing house.^[6] The magazine covered art reviews^[7] and translations of literary work.^[3] From 1906 the magazine also featured articles on plastic arts.^[7] The contributors included Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcaș and Apcar Baltazar among others.^[7] The other significant contributors were Mihai Eminescu, Ion Creangă and Ion Luca Caragiale.^[8]

Convorbiri Literare has a conservative stance,^[5] and its literary rival was socialist Contemporanul during the communist regime in Romania.^[4]

References

1. Titu Maiorescu (2010). "Against the contemporary direction in Romanian culture". In Ahmet Ersoy; et al. (eds.). Modernism: Representations of National Culture. Budapest: Central European University Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-9-6373-2664-6.
2. "Romanian literature". The Columbia Encyclopedia (6th ed.). 2014.
3. Mona Baker; Gabriela Saldanha, eds. (2009). Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies. Abingdon; London: Routledge. p. 867. ISBN 978-1-135-21113-4.
4. Alex Drace-Francis (2006). The Making of Modern Romanian Culture: Literacy and the Development of National Identity. London; New York: I.B.Tauris. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-84511-066-6.
5. Adrian Petre Popescu (2014). "19th century impact on the Romanian diplomat-writers" (PDF). Buletin Ştiintific. 1 (37).
6. "Thought". The Framptonian. 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
7. Art review as reflected by the Romanian press (PDF) (PhD thesis). Universității "Lucian Blaga" din Sibiu.
8. "Culture of Romania". Europe Cities. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Media related to Convorbiri Literare at Wikimedia Commons