The Knight in the Panther's Skin is a Georgian medieval epic poem, consisting of over 1600 shairi quatrains, written in the 12th century by the Georgian epic poet Shota Rustaveli, the "crown and glory of the Georgian culture." It is considered as the "masterpiece of the Georgian literature" which held for centuries a prominent place in the heart of Georgians, majority of whom is able to quote whole stanzas from the poem.[2] Until the early 20th century, a copy of this poem was part of the dowry of any bride.[3][4] Rustaveli ...
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The Knight in the Panther's Skin is a Georgian medieval epic poem, consisting of over 1600 shairi quatrains, written in the 12th century by the Georgian epic poet Shota Rustaveli, the "crown and glory of the Georgian culture." It is considered as the "masterpiece of the Georgian literature" which held for centuries a prominent place in the heart of Georgians, majority of whom is able to quote whole stanzas from the poem.[2] Until the early 20th century, a copy of this poem was part of the dowry of any bride.[3][4] Rustaveli with the entire wealth of the old Georgian written culture by following the best traditions of the Georgian folklore, developed and raised the Georgian poetry to an unprecedented heights, poetry which would describe the highest ideals and aspirations of the Georgian nation.
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Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall A beautiful clean crisp hardcover copy in very good condition, slightly bowed boards. DJ in good plus condition with light rubbing, now in protective mylar cover.
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Gabashvili, Duda. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Translated from the Georgian by Venera Urushadze. Chipping at jacket spine ends and corners.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo 7.75-9.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Shota Rustaveli, Tbilisi, Georgia 1986. 213 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy! Light general wear. Size: 8vo 7.75-9.75'' tall. History: Asia History: Russia 6304.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Hbk tall 8vo 212pp illus dj shelfworn with one or two closed tears (now in protective sleeve) two gift inscriptions (one in Georgian) on front endpaper otherwise a very good clean tight unmarked copy.
In the Knight in Panthers Skin, Rustaveli brings us a combination of the sweet hymn of shining knights and powerful maidens of Arabic shade in Georgia in a political-theological lacework memorized by his contemporary readers and banned by the Christian Church. Who is Rustaveli should be as startling a query as who is Shakespeare.
