Vepʻxistqaosani
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This epic by the Georgian poet Rust'haveli has been the book of a nation for 700 years. It was expected that the text, based on a Persian original and reflecting Georgia's position as a crossroads between east and west, would be memorized by all female members of the country's aristocracy.
Translations into EnglishGeorgian Epic poetryPoetryKnights and knighthoodAphorisms and apothegmsTranslations into HebrewGeorgian Epic literatureEnglish poetryTranslations from GeorgianTextual CriticismGeorgian poetryPoetry (poetic works by one author)