Istoriografia culturii româneşti mureşene
The Historiography of Romanian Culture from Mureş County

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Summary/Abstract: A short survey over the historiography of Romanian culture from Mureş County is always necessary and seasonable because of the information it might offer. This time, we are taking into consideration only the books published on this matter and we leave the short articles from different newspapers for some other time.It is obvious that such a history of cultural historiografphy began at the age of Şcoala Ardeleană and we have to mention from this period the valuable works of Petru Maior, Alexandru Papiu Ilarian and George Bariţiu.The period that followed the great Union is characterized by a powerfull cultural raising and it marks the publishing of a large number of works, dedicated to the cultural history of Mureş County. In fact, the whole county brings its contribution to the cultural atmosphere that dominates the age.Everywhere in the county, a lot of cultural activities were organized and a lot of books were published on this matter. Their purpose is to emphasize the life and activity of the most important cultural personalities, but in the same time, the contribution of the most representative institutions, schools or places.Cultural concerns were interrupted in the summer 1940, after the territorial casualties; the majority of Transilvanian intelectuals moved to some other territories, a large part even at Bucharest. Only after 1968 the history and cultural history books began to be published again. They are reffering especially to historical monuments from Târgu-Mureş, such as: Cetatea medievală, Palatul Culturii etc. And the writers are among the most important history schoolars: Grigore Ploeşteanu, Traian Duşa, Ioan Chiorean etc.The development of universitary education, the setting-up of a sociohumanistic research institute, the publication of Vatra magazine reprezent the most important arguments in raising the interest in culture. Thus, we may say that the 70‘s were very productive: a lot of books have been published, a lot of improvements can be observed concerning the themes, methods and historical conception.The post-revolutionary age put into light a lot of works that have been written before 1990, but have not been published yet; the reasons are quite simple. We can also mention the publication of some series, such as: Reghinul cultural, Caiete mureşene, etc. or the annuals of different cultural institutions: Libraria, Marisia, Anuarul Institutului de Cercetări Socio-Umane “Gheorghe Şincai” Tg. Mureş etc.We also have to mention Bibliografii mureşene, edited by Biblioteca Judeţeană Mureş that includes everything that has been publishedin Mureş area and about Mureş area, up to our days.A very special place is occupied by monographies not only about personalities, but concerning different towns or villages from Mureş County: Târnăveni, Sighişoara, Sângeorgiu de Mureş, Săcalu de Pădure etc.

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