[2][3][4] The magazine was the organ of the Junimea group, a literary society which was established in 1864.

[4][5] The group included aristocratic Moldovans except for Titu Maiorescu.

[6] The magazine covered art reviews[7] and translations of literary work.

[7] The contributors included Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcaș and Apcar Baltazar among others.

[8] Convorbiri Literare has a conservative stance,[5] and its literary rival was socialist Contemporanul during the communist regime in Romania.