Aspects of the Imaginary of the Romanian Principalities in the Stories of the British Travelers of the 18<sup>th</sup> Century
Journal: International conference KNOWLEDGE-BASED ORGANIZATION
Year: 2016

Abstract The present study aims to be a resynthesis of some of the most important pieces of memoir and travel literature of the 18 th century, used as historical source that is essential for the understanding an epoch. Located in a geographical and historical meeting area of the political and economic interests of the European and extra-European empires, Walachia, Moldavia and Transylvania aroused the complex interests of the Great Powers, including, of course, the British Empire. The validity o