Însemnare a călătoriei mele
Însemnare a călătoriei mele (Romanian for "Accounts of my travel") is a travelogue written by Dinicu Golescu and published in Pest in 1826. Golescu describes his voyage in Transylvania, Hungary, Austria, Northern Italy, Bavaria and Switzerland.[1]
The book is notable not only for being the first travelogue written in Romanian, but also for describing institutions in Western civilization and criticizing their absence at home in Wallachia.[1] At the end of the book, the author proposes a full reform of the Romanian institution towards the "European" direction.[1]
While the literary merit of the book is sometimes questioned, all major 20th century Romanian literary critics agreed that it is an important work.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Drace-Francis, Alex (2013-07-01). The Traditions of Invention. Leiden; Boston: BRILL. p. 135. ISBN 9789004216174.