The Evolution of the Topics Designed by the Newspaper Published for Peasants – Cărțile săteanului român [Books of the Romanian Peasant] (1876–1886) Cover Image
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Evoluția tematicilor publicate de gazeta poporală Cărțile săteanului român (1876–1886)
The Evolution of the Topics Designed by the Newspaper Published for Peasants – Cărțile săteanului român [Books of the Romanian Peasant] (1876–1886)

Author(s): Alexandru Nicolaescu
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Social history, 19th Century
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Transylvania; the newspapers published for peasants; press; Cărțile săteanului român; discourse;

Summary/Abstract: In the present study, we wanted to capture the evolution of the topics approached by the newspapers published for peasants Cărțile săteanului român [Books of the Romanian peasant], in the 11 years of its existence. The periodical was issued in 1876, in Gherla, and was edited by Nicolae Fekete Negruțiu, and in the last year of its publication it was led by Ion Pop-Reteganul. It addressed, above all, the Romanian inhabitants of the rural area of Transylvania, addressing topics of interest to them in an attempt to bring improvements in their daily lives. According to the topics presented in the published articles, I classified the analysis based on educational, agricultural, literal, political contributions and various news. The categories described above covered the entire range of editorial approaches of the studied periodical. The editorial change or continuity was also treated during the 11 years of incessant appearance. The research was based on the analysis of the periodical and on the existing bibliographic sources.

  • Issue Year: XXVIII/2021
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 5-36
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Romanian