Vasile Aaron (1780-1821) – editions and editorial strategies
The Romanian poet and lawyer Vasile Aaron (1780-1821) lived in Sibiu between 1804 and 1821. It was here that he was able to publish almost all of his writings, overcoming the financial hardships deepened by the aggravation of economic circumstances in the Habsburg Empire. Vasile Aaron developed a whole editorial strategy, making use of all funding possibilities available in those years – from finding people ready to finance his work to associating with book pedlars, the most knowledgeable about the book market and about the readers’ taste, to editing his writings on his own expense.
Aaron, the only author of literary works in Romanian language in Sibiu during those years, has the merit of having introduced the editorial practice of enriching the works with woodcuts and of editing “luxury” copies intended for prominent personalities of the day.
Keywords: Vasile Aaron, Patimile Domnului, Leonat şi Dorofata, Piram şi Tisbe, Verşuri veselitoare, Dimitrie Boghici, Simion Pantea, Michael Zeiler, Gabor Covaci, Paul Păltănea, Ştefan Hosu
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