An edition of Vepʻxistqaosani (1888)

The lord of the panther-skin

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An edition of Vepʻxistqaosani (1888)

The lord of the panther-skin

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This epic by the Georgian poet Rust'haveli has been the book of a nation for 700 years. It was expected that the text, based on a Persian original and reflecting Georgia's position as a crossroads between east and west, would be memorized by all female members of the country's aristocracy.

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State University of New York Press
Language
English
Pages
240

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Subjects
Translations into English, Georgian Epic poetry, Poetry, Knights and knighthood, Aphorisms and apothegms, Translations into Hebrew, Georgian Epic literature, English poetry, Translations from Georgian, Textual Criticism, Georgian poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Russian Epic poetry
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Shota Rustaveli (12th/13th cent)

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The man in the panther's skin: a romantic epic
2001, Curzon in association with the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
in English - [New ed].
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The lord of the panther-skin
1977, State University of New York Press
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Cover of: דער גיבער אינ דער טיגער-פעל
דער גיבער אינ דער טיגער-פעל
1937, Uḳrmelukhenatsmindfarlag
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Albany

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.
Translated from the Georgian of the epic which was probably based on a cycle of poems relating to the legendary hero, Tariel. cf. J. Karst. Litt. géorg. chrét. 1934, p. 130-133.

Series
UNESCO collection of representative works : Series of translations from the literatures of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Translation Of
ვეფხისტყაოსანი
Translated From
Georgian

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
899/.96
Library of Congress
PK9169.R8 E5 1977

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxix, 240 p. ;
Number of pages
240

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL4883697M
Internet Archive
lordofpantherski0000rust
ISBN 10
0873953207, 0873953215
LCCN
76013225
OCLC/WorldCat
2202402
Library Thing
4760094
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390967
1305835

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