Shota Rustaveli
Shota Rustaveli was a Georgian poet of the 12th century, and the greatest classic of Georgian secular literature. He is the author of The Knight in the Panther's Skin ("Vepkhistqaosani" in Georgian), the Georgian national epic poem. Little is known about life of the poet.[1] He was a courtier of king[2] Tamari.[3]
His work
"The Knight in the Panther's Skin" (the actual name is Vepkhistkaosani, which means The wearer of Tiger's Skin) has been translated into many languages. It was first printed in 1712, in Tbilisi (capital of Georgia). It consists of 1576 four line stanzas with monorhyme.[4] That means all lines rhyme to each other. The lines are made up of sixteen syllables.[5]
Shota Rustaveli Media
Rustaveli's fresco in the Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem after being vandalized in 2004
Memorial Monument for Shota Rustaveli near the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem (2023)
2016 100 Georgian lari Banknote depicting Rustaveli
Medal awarded to the winners of the Shota Rustaveli Prize
Rustaveli bust in Rome
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References
Bibliography
- Georgian Literature by A. G. Baramidze, D. M. Gamezardashvili, University Press of the Pacific, Honolulu 2001, ISBN 0-89875-570-0.