PUBLISHED POETS IN THE ROMANIAN TEXTBOOKS BETWEEN 1948-1964

THE PRESENT PAPER AIMS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE MIXTURE OF VALUES IS A FREQUENT PRACTICE FOR THE COMMUNIST REGIME IN ROMANIA. THE ROLE OF STUDYING POETRY IN SCHOOLS IS MAINLY TO FORM THE POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE PUPILS, NOT THE LITERARY ONE. THE CHILDREN’S POETRY, TURNED INTO A PROPAGANDA TOOL, IS DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE IDEOLOGICAL GOALS. VALUABLE POETS ARE PRESENT IN THE TEXTBOOKS TOGHETHER WITH THE MAKERS OF COMMUNIST POETRY WHOSE WORKS DON’T HAVE ANY LITERARY VALUE. THE COMMUNISM LACKS AESTHETIC ASSESSMENT OF THE POETS, THE ONLY IMPORTANT RULE FOR PUBLICATION AND PRESENCE IN THE TEXTBOOKS IS THE REFLECTION IN THEIR WORKS OF THE COMMUNIST VALUES. THROUGH THE MESSAGE IT SENDS, THE POETRY IS EFFECTIVE IN ACHIEVING PROPAGANDA OBJECTIVES, THEREBY LEGITIMIZING THE TOTALITARIAN REGIME.

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