Description
The Knight in the Panther’s Skin
Shota Rustaveli
“The Knight in the Panther’s Skin is a Georgian medieval epic poem, written in the 12th century by Georgia’s national poet Shota Rustaveli. A definitive work of the Georgian Golden Age, the poem consists of over 1600 Rustavelian Quatrains and is considered to be a “Masterpiece of the Georgian literature”. Until the early 20th century, a copy of this poem was part of the dowry of any bride.
Although the poem takes place in the fictional settings of “India” and “Arabia”, events in these distant lands are but a colorful allegory of the rule of Queen Tamar of Georgia, and the size and glory of the Kingdom of Georgia in its Golden Age. It tells the friendship of two heroes, Avtandil and Tariel, and their quest to find the object of love, Nestan-Darejan, an allegorical embodiment of Queen Tamar. These idealized heroes and devoted friends are united by courtly love, generosity, sincerity, dedication, and proclaim equality between men and women, which is a recurring theme.
ISBN: 978-9939-76-541-9
Pages: 288
Cover: Hard
Language: Armenian
Format: 16×24
Translated from Georgian by: Gevorg Muradyan
Published by “Antares”, 2020