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Who are the famous Georgian writers and poets?

From Shushanik and Rustaveli to modern authors.

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Short answer

The best known names in Georgian literature include Shota Rustaveli, author of The Knight in the Panther's Skin, Ilia Chavchavadze, Akaki Tsereteli, Vazha-Pshavela and Galaktion Tabidze. The Martyrdom of the Holy Queen Shushanik (476–483) is regarded as the first known Georgian literary work. Modern authors include Aka Morchiladze, Dato Turashvili and Nino Kharatishvili.

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Why

  1. Written literature began with translations of biblical books, and the earliest fragments survive on palimpsests of the 5th and 8th centuries.
  2. About 11,000 handwritten Georgian manuscripts are known, held in Georgia and abroad.
  3. Rustaveli's poem comes from the era of a strong feudal monarchy (11th–12th centuries) and is described as a gem of Georgian and world poetry.

Details

19th-century romanticism was represented by Aleksandre Chavchavadze, Grigol Orbeliani and Nikoloz Baratashvili, and Vazha-Pshavela is named as the foundation of Georgian modernism. Galaktion Tabidze was called the king of poets by the Georgian people. The symbolist group Blue Horns worked from 1916 to 1930 and included Titsian Tabidze and Paolo Iashvili.

Post-war authors include Nodar Dumbadze, Otar and Tamaz Chiladze and Chabua Amirejibi, and among postmodernists Besik Kharanauli and Aka Morchiladze. To see how the Georgian script appeared, read the alphabet question, and for the country's history see when Georgia emerged.

Tip

Start with Rustaveli's The Knight in the Panther's Skin, which is called a gem of Georgian and world poetry.

What may differ

Lists of names can differ. This answer gives the best-known authors, not a complete list.

Common misconception

Georgian literature began with Rustaveli.

What actually happens

The Martyrdom of the Holy Queen Shushanik (476–483) is regarded as the first known Georgian work, while Rustaveli's poem belongs to the 11th–14th centuries.

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