VASILE COROBAN – TEMELE ȘI DIRECȚIILE STUDIULUI LITERAR

Summary. The article examines Vasile Coroban’s contributions as a theorist to the evolution ofliterary criticism in the Moldavian SSR. In the first part, the themes, directions, and methods of theresearcher are analyzed in the main literary theory studies collected in the work „Scrieri alese”. Coroban offers a broad range of definitions, functions, and classifications from both national and globalliterature. Literary concepts and phenomena are explained through references, analogies, comparisons, and explorations in literary history. The second part of the article puts forward another strongargument for appreciating the theorist’s activity by exploring the monograph „Romanul moldovenesccontemporan”. Coroban’s literary theory studies remain relevant today, leaving a formative impacton his disciples, who highly value his contributions. His precision and distinct research methodology,establish him as a model theorist in the literary criticism of the Moldavian SSR.Key words: Vasile Coroban, theorist, literary study, literary theory, literary criticism.