Le modèle français dans la culture roumaine au XIXe siècle – la formation de la jeune génération
The French model in the Romanian culture of the 19th century – the formation of the young generation

Author(s): Dana Damian
Subject(s): Cultural history, Social history, Comparative Study of Literature, 19th Century, Cultural Essay
Published by: Editura Junimea
Keywords: influence; mentality; source; model; threshold; modernity;
Summary/Abstract: During the 19th century, the French model exerted a decisive influence on the modernizing Romanian social, intellectual and cultural life, integrating mentalities of Western Europe different from the Eastern “models” - Turkish, Greek, Russian - until then. French influence reached its peak and manifested itself in almost all areas of social and cultural life. The Romanians found in French culture and spirituality a source of inspiration, a model, a training base. Through French influence, Romanian culture crosses the threshold to modernity. One can observe the readiness of the Romanians to push the door of the West, an action capable of triggering a series of visible and irreversible acts for the creation of the modern state.

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