LUCIAN. BOIA Boeken

Examine le développement du plus peuplé et du plus étendu des pays du sud-est de l'Europe, du Moyen Age au début du XXIe siècle. Montre les difficultés dues à l'isolement politique et économique subi pendant les années 80, à la chute du communisme et aux divisions provoquées par la modernisation.

Lucian (c. 120 190 CE), apprentice sculptor then travelling rhetorician, settled in Athens and developed an original brand of satire. Notable for the Attic purity and elegance of his Greek and for literary versatility, he is famous chiefly for the lively, cynical wit of the dialogues in which he satirizes human folly, superstition, and hypocrisy.

There is a considerable difference between real history and discourse history - this book stems from this idea. The author points out that history is constantly reconstructed, adapted and sometimes mythified from the perspective of the present day, of present states of mind and ideologies. Boia closely examines the process of historical culture and conscience in nineteenth and twentieth century Romania, particularly concentrating on the impact of the national ideology on history. Based upon his findings, the author identifies several key mythical configurations and analyses the manner in which Romanians have reconstituted their own highly ideologized history over the last two centuries. The strength of  History and Myth in Romanian Consciousness  lies in the author's ability to fully deconstruct the entire Romanian historiographic system and demonstrate the increasing acuteness of national problems in general, and in particular the exploitation of history to support national ideology.

Lucian (c. 120 190 CE), apprentice sculptor then travelling rhetorician, settled in Athens and developed an original brand of satire. Notable for the Attic purity and elegance of his Greek and for literary versatility, he is famous chiefly for the lively, cynical wit of the dialogues in which he satirizes human folly, superstition, and hypocrisy.

B&R Samizdat Express edition, including Instructtions from Writing History as well as The True History, with links from the table of contents. According to Wikipedia: "True History or True Story is a travel tale by the Greek-speaking Syrian author Lucian of Samosata, the earliest known fiction about travelling to outer space, alien life-forms and interplanetary warfare. Written in the 2nd century, the novel has been referred to as "the first known text that could be called science fiction". The work was intended by Lucian as a satire against contemporary and ancient sources, which quote fantastic and mythical events as truth... Lucian of Samosata (Greek: Λουκιανός ὁ Σαμοσατεύς, Latin: Lucianus Samosatensis; c. A.D. 125 – after A.D. 180) was a rhetorician, and satirist who wrote in the Greek language. He is noted for his witty and scoffing nature. "

Lucian (c. 120 190 CE), apprentice sculptor then travelling rhetorician, settled in Athens and developed an original brand of satire. Notable for the Attic purity and elegance of his Greek and for literary versatility, he is famous chiefly for the lively, cynical wit of the dialogues in which he satirizes human folly, superstition, and hypocrisy.

In der rumänischen Geschichtsschreibung hält sich bis heute ein Mythos: Zu Beginn des Ersten Weltkrieges hätten die Rumänen – bis auf wenige Ausnahmen unter den Politikern – einhellig das „nationale Ideal“ vertreten; man sei in den Krieg gegen Österreich-Ungarn eingetreten, um sich mit Transsilvanien vereinigen zu können. Die Presse und andere Dokumente jener Zeit – von den Anhängern der Entente ignoriert und schließlich von den Historikern vergessen – zeigen jedoch, dass ein großer Teil der intellektuellen und politischen Elite Rumäniens für einen anderen Weg plädierte. Lucian Boia stellt diese „Germanophilen“, ihre Überzeugungen, Beweggründe und Argumente vor. Er zeigt, wie sie sich während der deutschen Besatzung verhielten und wie sie, nach dem unerwarteten Sieg der Gegner, politisch und intellektuell überlebten.

Länder und Völker unterscheiden sich. Sie gleichen und unterscheiden sich. Rumänien nimmt natürlich teil an diesem Spiel der Ähnlichkeiten und Unterschiede. Ist es aber nicht vielleicht noch unterschiedlicher? Mit anderen Worten, liegt es nicht, unter vielerlei Gesichtspunkten, noch 'exzentrischer' im Verhältnis zu dem, was man als europäisches Mittel oder als relative Normalität annimmt? Lucian Boia