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The Knight in the Panther's Skin

By Shota Rustaveli; Lyn Coffin

Book information

Publisher
Poezia Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9941079269, 9789941079269
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10917726 bytes)
Pages
360\332
Time added
2023-03-01 15:10:06

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‘The Knight in the Panther Skin’ – the epic poem by Shota Rustaveli – was written in the XII century and is a literary masterpiece on par with Iliad and Odyssey. The poem has accompanied the Georgian nation through thick and thin ever since - people learnt it by heart and taught their children, brides were given the book as part of their dowry. Readers interested in medieval adventures and fantasy will find the poem irresistible as it depicts the world of brave knights and strong princesses, adventures on sea and land, magical creatures defeated to save the loved ones. Written in beautiful verse more than 800 years ago, the poem is wise, graceful, sometimes ironic, sometimes didactic. Its message of love and friendship, of battle of Good and Evil is universal and remains remarkably modern. There were attempts at English translation. The book was first translated into English by Marjory Wardrope in prose (first published in 1912). An attempt of the poetic translation in was made by Venera Urushadze in 1968, followed by prose translations of Katherine Viviane and Robert Stevenson in 1977. Finally, in 2015, ‘The Knight in the Panther Skin’ was translated by Lyn Coffin with the help of some prominent Georgian scholars. This superb translation, combining the beauty of poetic imagery with quick wit and academic precision, is the first-ever translation that was made using the same 16-quadrant shairi form, as was used by the author himself. The new translation brings the poem closer to the modern English-language readers than it’s ever been and has already met with critical acclaim by prominent scholars (Donald Rayfield, Stephen Jones). Table of Contents Prologue The Story of Rostevan, King of the Arabs King Rostevan and Avtandil Go Hunting The King of the Arabs Sees the Knight in the Panther Skin Tinatin Sends Avtandil Look for the Knight Avtandils Letter to His Vassals Avtandil Sets Forth in Quest of the Knight Avtandil Tells His Story to Asmat The Meeting of Tariel and Avtandil Tariel Tells His Story to Avtandil The Story of Tariels Falling in Love First Letter Written Tariel to His Belovéd Nestan-Daredjan Summons Tariel The Letter by the King of the Khatavians to Tariel Tariels Tryst with Nestan-Daredjan Tariels Departure for Khataeti and Great War. Tariel Laments and then Faints Tariels Letter in Aswer to His Beloved Tariel and Nestan-Daredjan Discuss Her Marriage The Arrival of the Bridegroom and His Slaying by Tariel Tariel Hears Tidings of the Disappearance of Nestan-Daredjan Nuradin Pridons Story Tariels Aid to Pridon Pridon Tells Tariel Tidings of Nestan-Daredjan The Story of Avtandils Return to Arabia Avtandils Discourse with Shermadin The Testament of Avtandil for King Rostevan Before He Secretely Left King Rostevan Hears of Avtandil's Secret Flight Avtandils Second Departure to Meet with Tariel Tariel Tells How He Killed a Panther and a Lion Tariel and Avtandil Return to the Cave and See Asmat Avtandil Goes to See Pridon The Story of Avtandils Arrival in Gulansharo Patman Becomes Enamoured of Avtandil Patmans Letter of Love to Avtandil Avtandils Letter in Response to Patman The Story of the Capture of Nestan-Daredjan Avtandil's Letter to Pridon Tariel and Avtandil Go to Pridon Tariels Visit to the King of the Seas The Three Knights Go to the Gwe and Then to Arabia Tafuel Learns of the Death of the King of India Tariels Arrival in India and the Defeat

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