<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The present study aims to be a resynthesis of some of the most important pieces of memoir and travel literature of the 18th century, used as historical source that is essential for the understanding an epoch. Located in a geographical and historical meeting area of the political and economic interests of the European and extra-European empires, Walachia, Moldavia and Transylvania aroused the complex interests of the Great Powers, including, of course, the British Empire. The validity of this fact is supported by the remaining diplomatic reports that can be found in the diplomatic archives, by memoirs (today of an undeniable historical value), and by other memorialistic writings of numerous travelers, including those coming from the Anglo-Saxon space. The information of the utmost importance provided by these writings (the diplomatic reports also being included here) reconstruct not only historical and ethnographic realities, but also anthropological and economic history ones.</abstract>

The present study aims to be a resynthesis of some of the most important pieces of memoir and travel literature of the 18th century, used as historical source that is essential for the understanding an epoch. Located in a geographical and historical meeting area of the political and economic interests of the European and extra-European empires, Walachia, Moldavia and Transylvania aroused the complex interests of the Great Powers, including, of course, the British Empire. The validity of this fact is supported by the remaining diplomatic reports that can be found in the diplomatic archives, by memoirs (today of an undeniable historical value), and by other memorialistic writings of numerous travelers, including those coming from the Anglo-Saxon space. The information of the utmost importance provided by these writings (the diplomatic reports also being included here) reconstruct not only historical and ethnographic realities, but also anthropological and economic history ones.

Aspects of the Imaginary of the Romanian Principalities in the Stories of the British Travelers of the 18th Century

“Nicolae Bălcescu” Land Forces Academy, Sibiu, Romania

ASTRA National Museum Complex, Sibiu, Romania

International conference KNOWLEDGE-BASED ORGANIZATION

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Aspects of the Imaginary of the Romanian Principalities in the Stories of the British Travelers of the 18 Century

The present study aims to be a resynthesis of some of the most important pieces of memoir and travel literature of the 18th century, used as historical source...

Aspects of the Imaginary of the Romanian Principalities in the Stories of the British Travelers of the 18^th Century

Publié en ligne: 27 juil. 2016

Pages: 457 - 462

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2016-0078

Mots clés
Romanian Principalities, foreign travelers, ethnography, memoirs

© 2015 Gabriela Mihăilă-Lică et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Aspects of the Imaginary of the Romanian Principalities in the Stories of the British Travelers of the 18th Century

Publié en ligne: 27 juil. 2016

Pages: 457 - 462

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2016-0078

Mots clésRomanian Principalities, foreign travelers, ethnography, memoirs

© 2015 Gabriela Mihăilă-Lică et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Aspects of the Imaginary of the Romanian Principalities in the Stories of the British Travelers of the 18^th Century

Mots clés
Romanian Principalities, foreign travelers, ethnography, memoirs