How the collective mindset shifted from Ottoman influences toward a European, Enlightenment-inspired orientation.
Paul Cornea (1852-1916) was a Romanian literary critic, historian, and philosopher who played a significant role in shaping the country's Romantic movement. Cornea was born in Brașov, Transylvania, and studied philosophy and literature at the University of Vienna. He later became a professor of literature at the University of Bucharest and a prominent figure in Romanian intellectual circles.
: Anti-Enlightenment, monarchical, religious, and disillusioned.