Shota Rustaveli, an artistic notion of the poet by Sergo Kobuladze (1937).

Shota Rustaveli (Georgian: შოთა რუსთაველი) was a Georgian poet of the 12th century, considered by scholars to be one of the greatest representatives of the literature of the Eastern European medieval world. He is author of the literary work The Knight in the Panther's Skin ("Vepkhistqaosani" in Georgian), the Georgian national epic poem. Image File history File links Shota. ... Image File history File links Shota. ... Kobuladzes painting of Shota Rustaveli (1937) Sergo Kobuladze (born 1909 - died 1978) was a Georgian painter and illustrator. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... King Rostevan and Avtandil go hunting. ... The epic is a broadly defined genre of poetry, and one of the major forms of narrative literature. ...

Biography

Shota Rustaveli, a painting by the French artist Fliert based on an old Georgian manuscript. 1852

Rustaveli was a Georgian noble, the treasurer ("Mechurchletukhutsesi") of Queen of Georgia Tamar and also ordered frescoes in the Georgian monastery of the St. Cross in Jerusalem. One of the pillars of this monastery bears a portrait which is believed to be the portrait of the poet. Few facts are known about Rustaveli's life; in particular dates of his birth and death are unknown. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Tamar (Georgian: თამარი; 1160–1213), from the House of Bagrationi, was Queen of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1184 to 1213. ... The Monastery of the Cross is a monastery dating back to the crusader era, situated in the Valley of the Cross (Emeq HaMatzlevah) in Jerusalem. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ...

The meaning of the surname Rustaveli is landlord of Rustavi or a man from Rustavi. Rustavi is a city in historic region Kukheti, eastern Georgia. Kukheti was a historical region in eastern Georgia, between Kakheti and Hereti. ...

His work

"The Knight in the Panther's Skin" has been translated into many languages. It was first printed in 1712, in Tbilisi (capital of Georgia). // Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... Coordinates: Government  - Governing Mayor Giorgi Gigi Ugulava Area  - City 372 km²  (143. ...

Among the illustrated secular works produced in Georgia, the manuscripts of "The Knight in the Panther's Skin" occupy an important place.

Manuscript

In the Institute of Manuscripts of Georgia (Tbilisi) are two leaves of the text of the XVI century, and some lines of the poem belong to the XIV century. All other lists of the poem belong to the XVII century (manuscript of 1653, H-54 of the Institute of Manuscripts). This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The Korneli Kekelidze Institute of Manuscripts (Georgian: ) is a research and educational institution dedicated to studying old manuscripts and historical documents. ...

Shota Rustveli (a fresco in the Jerusalem Monastery of the Cross).

The highest Prize of the Republic of Georgia in the fields of Art and Literature is the Shota Rustaveli State Prize. The main street in Tbilisi is the Rustaveli Avenue. Also existing in Tbilisi are the Shota Rustaveli State Academic Theatre, the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, the Shota Rustaveli Underground Station, etc. Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Shota Rustaveli ... Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Shota Rustaveli ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... The Monastery of the Cross is a monastery dating back to the crusader era, situated in the Valley of the Cross (Emeq HaMatzlevah) in Jerusalem. ... Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო Sakartvelo), known from 1991 to 1995 as the Republic of Georgia, is a country to the east of the Black Sea in the southern Caucasus. ... The Shota Rustaveli State Prize (created in 1965) is the highest prize of the republic of Georgia in the fields of art and literature. ... The Georgian National Academy of Sciences (GAS) (Georgian: საქართველოს მეცნიერებათა ეროვნული აკადემია, Sakartvelos Mecnierebata Erovnuli Akademia) is a main learned society of the Republic of Georgia. ...

External links

• The Man in the Panther's Skin: full text of M. Wardrop's English translation.
• Shota Rustaveli. "The Knight in the Panther's Skin" (Fragments in English).
• Illustrations by Sergo Kobuladze.
• "Shota Rustaveli. "Der Ritter im Tigerfell" (In German).
• Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature of the Georgian Academy of Sciences.

Literature

• Tite Margvelashvili. "Der Mann in Pantherfell".- "Georgica", London, 1936 (in German)
• Zviad Gamsakhurdia. "Tropology of "The Knight in the Panther's skin"" (a monograph), Tbilisi, 1991, 352 pp (in Georgian, English summary)

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