Ghica Ion

 AAA             Ghica Ion (1816-1897) was noticed in the evolution of our literature as an exponent of the epistolary genre.
            Scrisori catre Vasile Alecsandri (The Letters to Vasile Alecsandri) represent a valuable work of memoralistic prose. Manolescu N. appreciates that Ghica introduced "the model of the picturesque descriptive prose with an balcanic-oriental flavor.
            Ghica chooses an a starting point for many letters the comparison of the present with the past, association which is not favorable for the present.
            The letters include epoch picture full of picturesque details, the narration of some facts, and happenings together, with anecdotes and remarkable portraits of some personalities: Scoala acum 50 de ani (School 50 Years Ago), Dascali greci si dascali romani (Greek and Romanian Teachers), Nicu Balcescu, Amintiri despre Grigore Alecsandrescu (Memories about Grigore Alecsandrescu). The allusions to Filimon N., Alexandrescu Gr., Balcescu N. have both a literary value and documentary one.
            Ghica's Scrisori (The letters) appeared in Convorbiri literare being written in the last period of life. They were addressed to Alecsandri Vasile, because they were written at his urge guessing his pastoral vocation.