Budai-Deleanu Ion (1760-1820) - was the most important writer - with real historical, linguistic, literary qualities - he's getting closer to Cantemir Dumitru by his encyclopedic spirit.
            His works have a various character: pedagogical, juridical, historical, ethnographical, linguistic and literary:
            From his work:
                        - historical work: De originibus populorum Transilvaniae
                        - linguistic: Temeiurile gramaticii romanesti
                        - a project of a dictionary in ten volumes out of which Lexiconul romanesc-nemtesc (Romanian-Germanic Lexicon) was finalized.
            He proposed a reform of the orthography relied on the writing in Latin characters.
            He was the first poet of European importance.
            His fundamental work - the heroic-comic poem Tiganiada (The gypsies' camp), composed after a classical pattern: a Prologue, A Letter to Mitu Perea - famous singer, and 12 songs. 
            An original writing and unique - he combined two different registers: the heroic and the comic. the action took place in Walachian of the 15th century. the poet re-interprets in an historical manner two themes of the classic and chivalrous episode: the theme of the road towards an ideal aim and theme of the fight. the action of the epic - the antiotoman war - is doubled by another which surprises - the attempt of the gypsies to organize themselves in a state.
            During the movement of the gypsies (organized by Vlad the Impaller), to Spateni, there occurred a lot of happenings. Latin - the supporter of the girl, the hero discovers the charmed palace from the "crazy wood" which vanishes together with Romica. He drinks magic water after which he dresses just as the hero Argineom and makes wonders in the fights against the Turks. After many wonders happenings, they reach Spateni where he finds Romica and marrier her. During the wedding he tells the episodes from his trip to heaven and hell which have a satirical and humoristic force, also a dantesque vision.
            On the other hand, Vlad the Impeller is forced to abandon the realizing plan of the Romanian countries giving up the throne. The leader of the army has chosen to be Romandor. At Spateni discussions are led regarding the form of government: the monarchy, the republic or the demo-aristo-monarhic leadership. Everything finishes with a fight.
            In the end, the gypsies circled, the road was absurd and Tiganiada is on an open question on the humanity's perspectives to reach happiness" (Petrescu I. Em.)