IMAGINEA ORAȘULUI CAHUL ÎN LITERATURĂ (IACOB NEGRUZZI, ANDREI CIURUNGA, LEONID NUZBROH ȘI ALȚII)

Abstract

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.