GHEORGHE ASACHI, ENTRE L’ORIENT ET L’OCCIDENT
GHEORGHE ASACHI- Between East and West

Summary/Abstract: Gheorghe Asachi, the initiator of the National Theatre at the beginning of the 19th century, is one of the Romanian forerunners of the scenic art. In spite of the obvious imperfections in the pioneering activity of the vital institutions in the evolution of a modern state, all Asachi's approaches ought to be seen from the historical and cultural perspective of the period in which he lived. Thus, the daring play "Mirtil and Chloe", staged in one of Iaşu’ salons in December 1816, establishes Gh. Asachi as the founder of the National Theatre. The scholar Gh. Asachi’s hard work to use school and theatre as instruments of spiritual uplifting of his nation are carried on and accomplished by Mihail Kogalniceanu, Vasile Alecsandri and Constantin Negruzzi.

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