Zur Kulturtätigkeit der ASTRA-Gesellschaft im ausgehenden 19. Jahrhundert im Bild der Deutschen Presse Siebenbürgens
German-Media Mirrored Aspects of ASTRA’s Cultural Activity

Summary/Abstract: The study sheds light on several few moments in the functioning of the Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and Romanian People’s Culture (ASTRA), which was established on October 23/November 4, 1861, at the initiative of several Romanian scholars, being aimed at revolutionizing the cultural and spiritual life of Romanians from Transylvania as well as from elsewhere. From its inception, Astra had been a national cultural center, drawing around it intellectuals from Transylvania, as well as from the other Romanian provinces and coordonated the national scientific activity, Astra has acted as a spiritual cataliser, promoting and stimulating Romania’s cultural integration in Europe, its synchronizing with other countries’ modern civilization development. The German-language publications took interest in the most important cultural and scientific events organized by Astra and showed empathy and objectivity in chronicling them. This study presents several aspects of such events commented upon by the German-language media.

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