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

1st ed.
  • 4.00 ·
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  • 13 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

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.

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
240

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The man in the panther's skin
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].
Cover of: The lord of the panther-skin
The lord of the panther-skin
1977, State University of New York Press
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: דער גיבער אינ דער טיגער-פעל

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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
Goodreads
390967
1305835

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