sentences:  A similar point of view is held by Andrei Terian.He calls the work a "semi-failure", and, rejecting the notion that such problems were practical, arising from Negoiţescu's lack of access to the primary sources, finds "Istoria..." as symptomatic for its author's inconsistencies.In support of this interpretation, Terian cites Negoiţescu's decision to grant the lesser-known novelist Dinu Nicodin a prominent entry in the book.