The Literature of Georgia: A History by Donald RayfieldOriens, Vol. 35, 1996 (1996), pp. 310-314
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The Literature of Georgia: A History (Hardcover) by Donald Rayfield "Before the earliest texts of Georgian literature could appear, three conditions had to be met..." (more) Key Phrases: civic literature, panther skin, folk poetry, Blue Horns, Union of Writers, Titsian Tabidze (more...)
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New material on contemporary Georgian literature; a map of Georgia and its historical regions; updated and shortened footnotes.
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This is the first comprehensive history of the literature of Georgia to be written in English Donald Rayfield reveals this literature to be unique among that of the former Soviet Union in its combination of quality and length of literary tradition. Beginning with the first, overwhelminglyreligious texts of the fifth century, he charts the development of Georgian literature through the "golden age" of medieval literature, which culminated in Rustaveli's great poetic work The Knight in the Panther's Skin, to the diverse literature of the twentieth century. A major contribution to anarea of growing interest, this concise but thorough history combines clarity and accessibility for the non-specialist (all passages are translated into English) with a wide breadth of cultural reference. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews
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Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon; 1 edition (August 16, 2000) Language: English ISBN: 0700711635
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs):
(learn more) Blue Horns, Union of Writers, Titsian Tabidze, Leonti Mroveli, Giorgi Atoneli, Davit Aghmashenebeli, Saint Petersburg, Classical Age, Ilia Chavchavadze, Akaki Tsereteli, Mount Sinai, Queen Tamar, Aleksandre Chavchavadze, King Erekle, Paolo Iashvili, Rustaveli Theatre, Saint Nino, Galaktion Tabidze, Giorgi Tsereteli, Grigol Robakidze, Mount Athos, Ekvtime Atoneli, Eprem Mtsire, Giorgi Eristavi, Great Terror
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