THE ROMANIAN LITERATURE AT THE EVENTS OF THE “LA FONTAINE”LITERARY SOCIETY

Abstract

This study examines how Romanian literature appears in the activities of the “La Fontaine”Literary Society. The Society operated in Budapest between 1920 and 1951. Using André Lefevere's concepts (literary system, rewriting, patronage, institutions, poetics, ideology, manipulation) weanalyse the poetics and ideologies that led to the appearance of the Romanian literature. Weexamine separately the appearance of Romanian literature in the period before and after 1945.Ouraim is to show and point out the factors that facilitate the meeting of two peripheral or small literatures, literary systems (Even-Zohar). The study reveals, that in addition to common interests and ideologies of the decision-maker members of the „La Fontaine”Society, personal relationships play a decisive role in the selection of texts for translation or in the presentation of a certain literature at the events organized by the Society.