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THE IMAGE OF THE CITY OF CAHUL IN LITERATURE: GHEORGHE REABȚOV, TEODOR NENCEV AND OTHERS
(2023) Iovu, Elisaveta
Abstract: The methodological and theoretical framework of imagology gives us the opportunity to understand the way in which the images of some or others are concretized in the form of literary tropes related to certain places/ topos or representative people of these places. Such cultural representations, called in imagology imagotypes (self-imagotypes/ heteroimagotypes) offer us the opportunity to know peoples/ regions/ countries from another perspective, much more varied and multidisciplinary. The image of the city of Cahul can be described as being particularly varied, combining historical, cultural, geographical and social elements. Therefore, Cahul is perceived as a city with a rich history, a strong traditional culture and hospitable people. The city is known for its picturesque countryside with green hills and fertile soils. Also, the Prut River, which passes by the city, is an important element of the image of Cahul, providing a vital source of life and being seen as a symbol of unity and fraternity between the Republic of Moldova and Romania. On the other hand, the history of the city and its cultural heritage are highlighted through the old monuments and buildings, through folk dances and songs, which play an important role in the cultural identity of the city. In general, the image of the city of Cahul is a positive one, being associated with picturesque nature, rich history and culture, but also with welcoming and open to everything new people. The corpus of imagotype texts proposed for analysis (George Coșbuc, Dimitrie Bolintineanu, Teodor Nencev, Leonid Nuzbroh and others), highlight a set of imagotypes that will directly complement the romanian cultural heritage in general.
IMAGINEA ORAȘULUI CAHUL ÎN ÎNSEMNĂRILE DE CĂLĂTORIE STRĂINE: SCHEIA DIN ȚINUTUL CĂRLIGĂTURA
(2021) Iovu, Elisaveta
Through the methodological grid of imagology we intend to analyze the testimonies left by foreign travelers / visitors and to present based on them a first image of the place / territory where the city of Cahul is today. At the beginning came different scholars, hierodeacons, bishops, merchants of different nationalities, each with their own purposes, some spreading catholicism, others engaged in business, some of them were just passing through this piece of land. Therefore, some have left several testimonies, others only vague data about this place. Using historical sources, the given territory also had other names, such as: Scheia and Frumoasa. In this article we intend to present a first image of the city directly represented by the name of Scheia village from Cărligătura’s Land. Positive images are reviewed, such as: safe place, without dangers, „fair on the Siret river”, „village with three churches”, but also negative ones: poor, deserted, sparsely populated, with barren lands, etc. The accumulated set of images about this territory contributes to the imagological patrimony of the moldavian and of Moldova in general.
IMAGINEA ORAȘULUI CAHUL ÎN LITERATURĂ (IACOB NEGRUZZI, ANDREI CIURUNGA, LEONID NUZBROH ȘI ALȚII)
(Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, 2022-09-27) Iovu, Elisaveta
The city has become a favorite theme for research from the perspective of literary imagology. It is generally attributed a set of characteristics traditionally associated with the country it belongs to. The city is often presented as a concentrated microcosm of its nation. Looking at the city of Cahul, we can highlight a series of imagotypical texts that highlight both a positive and a less positive image of this “city on Frumoasa”. In this context, travel diaries, sketches, poems, letters, etc. are included. Although it was a newer city than the others, Cahul enjoyed special attention right from its foundation. The territory served as an interest for visiting and discovery, delegates, deputies, sol- diers came here. The positive images about Cahul as “Ioan Vodă’s city”, “my town”, “the capital of my childhood/ youth”, with acacia in bloom, “quiet city”, a city where one reads perhaps more than in other parts and many others essentially contribute to the romanian and general cultural heritage.