Elena Niculiță-Voronca, Datinile și credințele poporului român adunate și așezate în ordine mitologică. Un dosar de presă (1903-1904)
Elena Niculiță-Voronca, The Traditions and Beliefs of the Romanian People Gathered and Placed in Mythological Order. A Press File (1903-1904)

Summary/Abstract: In the main table of contents that “Junimea literară” (Chernivtsi, the first series, 1904-1914) published in the first years, there was a section entitled “Folcloristică” (1905), then “Folclor” (1906) and “Folklor” (1907), where there are mentioned well-known names at the time: Sim. Fl. Marian, Dimitrie Dan, I. G. Sbiera, Elena Niculiță-Voronca, Artur Gorovei, but also many unknown people in this field of folklore. Changing its entitlings through numerous and valuable published writings that it comprised, the section offered its readers (between 1904 and 1907) an appropriate image about the folkloristic activity at the time in Bukovina. In 1903, in Chernivtsi it was published the volume Datinile și credințele poporului român adunate și așezate în ordine mitologică written by Elena Niculiță-Voronca. Surprinsingly, there is almost nothing written about it in the pages of “Junimea literară”. What are the possible explanations for this ignorance/misunderstanding in Chernivtsi of the editorial appearance of an author considered “one of the most important leaders and most prolific authors when speaking about folklore?” I also asked myself to what extent the press of the time (from Bukovina and from Romania too, in which Elena Niculiță-Voronca published more constantly) could clear up through possible articles about the book and how the appearance of this monumental volume was received, or on the contrary, if by not promoting the book she did not contribute to the unfortunate fate that until recently had followed the collection of the author from Bukovina.

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