Author | Epoch | Work | Type | Quote | Term |
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Grigol Orbeliani | 1804-1883 (XIX) | ***Thy eyes- twinkling like stars (Georgian Writing, volume 9, compiled by: A. Bakradze, R. Tvaradze, Tbilisi, 1992) | Poetry | “Thy waist – that of a Cypress tree! Thy voice – that of a Siren!” (pg. 331) |
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Alexander Chavchavadze | 1786-1846 (XVIII-XIX) | ***When you loved me filled with desire and ardent love (Georgian Writing, volume 9, compiled by: A. Bakradze, R. Tvaradze, Tbilisi, 1992) | Poetry | “When you loved me then the Muses from Heaven were whispering into my ears, praising you” (pg. 63) |
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Alexander Chavchavadze | 1786-1846 (XVIII-XIX) | ***Hey, Georgia thriving during Ptolemy’s times! (Georgian Writing, volume 9, compiled by: A. Bakradze, R. Tvaradze, Tbilisi, 1992) | Poetry | “Hey, Georgia thriving during Ptolemy’s times!” |
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Alexander Chavchavadze | 1786-1846 (XVIII-XIX) | A short historical sketch of Georgia from 1801 to 1831 (A letter addressed to Nikolai I) (Georgian Writing, volume 9, compiled by: A. Bakradze, R. Tvaradze, Tbilisi, 1992) | Prose | “Iberia i.e. Georgia comprised Albania, Iberia per se and Colchis during Ptolemy’s times” (pg. 81) |
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Arsen Ikhaltoeli | XI-XII C. | To King David – From the Monk Arsen (Georgian Writing, volume 2, compiled by: A. Bakradze, R. Tvaradze, Tbilisi, 1987) | Prose | “[…] Courageous, as Samson among the Jury, undefeated, as Achilles among Hellenes, serene, as David among the anointed, vengeful, as Josiah among the crowned, fearless, as Macedonian... |
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Arsen Ikhaltoeli | XI-XII C. | Decree (Georgian Writing, volume 2, compiled by: A. Bakradze, R. Tvaradze, Tbilisi, 1987) | Prose | “… Someone’s crazy Hellenian-like wisdom gibberish with the simplicity of religious wisdom, for which Athenians reproached Paul, was fully exposed by means of plain wisdom and it... |
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Arsen Ikhaltoeli | XI-XII C. | Decree (Georgian Writing, volume 2, compiled by: A. Bakradze, R. Tvaradze, Tbilisi, 1987) | Prose | “This great king Constantine convened the first global holy congregation comprising three-hundred and eighteen holy fathers in Nicaea, who decreed and adopted twenty laws” (pg. 219) |
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Vakhtang Orbeliani | 1812-1890 (XIX) | Orphan (Georgian Writing, volume 9, compiled by: A. Bakradze, R. Tvaradze, Tbilisi, 1992) | Poetry | “The country of Gods, the land of heroes, Hellenian land, Destroyed and tortured in the tyrants’ hands, Great cradle, great school of education, Great motherland... |
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Jemal Karchkhadze | 1936-1998 | Caravan (Jemal Karchkhadze, Caravan, Tbilisi, 2012) | Prose | “A mechanic, who, who knows, may have never read Plato, can, whenever he wishes, turn the film on” (pg. 7) |
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Titsian Tabidze | 1895-1937 | April 2 (Titsian Tabidze, Lyrics, Poems, Prose, Letters, Tbilisi, 1985) | Poetry |
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