PHANARIOTISM: CREATING A STIGMA
PHANARIOTISM: CREATING A STIGMA
Author(s): Elena-Luminița HrițcuSubject(s): Cultural history, History of ideas, Politics and society
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: phanariotism; Romanian culture; derogatory discourse; Ionică Tăutul; the generation between 1830 and 1860;
Summary/Abstract: Part of a more comprehensive analysis of the avatars that the notion of phanariotism involves, the present study focuses on the initial moment of establishment of the derogatory discourse relative to the phenomenon in question. The subject of the investigation are various texts that belong to Ionică Tăutul, a Moldavian thinker around 1821, and to the most representative authors between 1830 and 1860, which adopt an incriminating tone ranging from moderate to virulent. The conclusion we reached to is that the derogatory perception of phanariotism was institutionalized in the period between 1830 and 1860, when the Romanian intellectuals, followers of modernization, systematically condemn l‘ancien régime, in which they saw the most faithful expression of the retrograde spirit, incompatible with the ideals of this generation, whose eyes were firmly directed on Europe.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 17
- Page Range: 714-727
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English, Romanian