Drace-Francis, Alex. <br/><br/>
The traditions of invention  Romanian ethnic and social stereotypes in historical context /  [electronic resource] : 
by Alex Drace-Francis. 
 - Leiden ;  Boston :  Brill,  2013. 
 - x, 310 p. :  ill. (some col.). 
 - Balkan studies library,  v. 10  1877-6272 ; .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The traditions of invention. Representations of the Romanian peasant from ancient stereotype to modern symbol -- A provincial imperialist and a curious account of Wallachia: Ignaz von Born -- "At ten minutes past two, I gazed ecstatically on both lighthouses": -- Time, self and object in early Romanian travel texts -- "Like a member of a free nation, he spoke without shame": foreign travellers as a trope in Romanian cultural tradition -- Dinicu Golescu's Account of my travels (1826): Eurotopia as manifesto -- National ideology between lyrics and metaphysics: the political writings of Mihai Eminescu -- Ion Luca Caragiale: the tall tale of the Romanian nation -- Eugen Ionescu's Selves, 1934-60 -- Beyond the land of green plums: Romanian language and culture in Herta -- Muller's work -- Sex, lies and stereotypes: images of Romania in British literature 1945-2000 -- Paradoxes of occidentalism: on travel and travel writing in Ceausescu's Romania. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789004252639 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>National characteristics, Romanian.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Romania--Social conditions.<br/>Romania--In literature.<br/>Romania--Civilization.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DR212  / .D724 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>949.8