STATISTICAL ASPECTS ON WRITERS OF DOCUMENTS IN WALLACHIA (17TH-18TH CENTURIES)
STATISTICAL ASPECTS ON WRITERS OF DOCUMENTS IN WALLACHIA (17TH-18TH CENTURIES)
Author(s): Mihaela Năstase (Gheorghe)Subject(s): Cultural history, 17th Century, 18th Century
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: servants of writing; logothetes; clerks; grammar; students;
Summary/Abstract: As education developed, so did the number of those who could read and write. Of the total number of literates, attested in Wallachia, most were laypeople, fact which reveals the tendency to laicize the written culture. Statistics showed that the main place among document writers was still occupied by professionals from royal or boyar chancelleries. However, starting with the second half of the 17th century, there was a significant increase in private writers, coming from free peasants, small boyars, merchants, craftsmen, soldiers.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 21
- Page Range: 866-874
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English