A fragment from an extensive research that concerns the relationship between the criticism of I. Negoiţescu, a refined aesthete, and Ion Agârbiceanu’s prose, a social and ethically engaged prose, this study aims to argue how, an adept of the aesthetic autonomy and of the need to synchronize the Romanian culture with the European values, just like E. Lovinescu, his magister, I. Negoiţescu exceeds Lovinescu’s approach, by constructing his own aesthetic. Therefore, we take into consideration Negoiţescu’s early confessions, when he adhered to the Iron Guard, his ideas expressed in the Sibiu Literary Circle Manifesto, his own confession in favor of Lovinescu, as well as the way in which he is perceived by the Romanian literary criticism. Overall, it is argued Negoiţescu’s option for exceeding the aesthetics in favor of supra-individual values. Among the arguments, we also invoke here his opinions and those of his colleagues from the Sibiu Literary Circle about I.L. Caragiale.
Key words:
I. Negoiţescu, aesthetic autonomy, Sibiu Literary Circle, I.L. Caragiale
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