In this essay I approach three books written by authors of Romanian literary theory, criticism and new wave history. They question, from different points of view, the so-called "aesthetic autonomy" of the literary works (and champ), which has been, since the Communist era (1948-1989), an ambidextrous (offensive-defensive), almost dogmatic principle ruling the Romanian literary establishment.
aesthetic autonomy; Titu Maiorescu; G. Călinescu; communism; post-communism