ABSTRACT
The first comprehensive and objective history of the literature of Georgia, revealed to be unique among those of the former Byzantine and Russian empires, both in its quality and its 1500 years' history. It is examined in the context of the extraordinarily diverse influences which affected it - from Greek and Persian to Russian and modern European literature, and the folklore of the Caucasus.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|50 pages
The Making of the Classical Age
part II|62 pages
The Golden Age, The Fall, and The Resurrection
part III|56 pages
Romantic & Civic Literature
part IV|23 pages
The Rediscovery of Roots
part V|81 pages
The Age of Internationalism