Abstract
The publication of a comprehensive account of the historical development of Romania’s cultural past must be acknowledged as an editorial event. This overview work on Romanian cultural and intellectual history in the inter-war period is impressive in terms of the quality of its content and typographical design, the breadth of its topics and the interdisciplinary combinations that document the formative influence of the German language and culture on Romanian cultural and intellectual history in a period marked by upheaval. Published in late summer 2023, the three-part handbook in large format, which is available in two volumes and an equally impressive 1,400 pages, explores the relationship between language, culture and identity from different perspectives.