Armenian Legends and Poems - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0554389738 ISBN 13 : 9780554389738

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In preparing this book of Armenian Legends and Poems my principal object was to publish it as a Memorial to an unhappy nation. The book does not claim to represent Armenian poetry adequately. Many gifted and wellknown authors have been omitted, partly from considerations of space, and partly because of the scope of the work. For instance, I should have liked to include some of the Sharakans (rows of gems) of Nerses Shnorhali; but the impossibility of reproducing their characteristic forms in another language, and doing them any justice, made me decide not to translate any of them. I have only given a few typical legends and poems, endeavouring, as far as possible, to convey the local colouring by adhering closely to the form, rhythm, and imagery of the originals in my translations. I have also largely based the decorative scheme of the illustrations upon Ancient Armenian Art as we see it in mediaeval missals and illuminations. Should this anthology create an interest in Armenian literature the Armenian Muses have still many treasures in their keeping which cannot be destroyed ;and another volume could be compiled. In conclusion, I wish to express my sincerest gratitude to Miss A lice Stone Blackwell, of Boston, U.S.A. one of Armenia struest friends for allowing me to reprint several of her renderings of Armenian poems; to G. C. Macaulay, M.A., and the Delegates of the Oxford University Press, for permission to reprint the Tale of Rosiphelee from their edition of Gower s Confessio A mantis ;to Mr. William Watson and Mr. John Lane for permission to reprint the sonnet on A rmenia, AT rial of Orthodoxy, from The Purple East; and to the heirs of Vittoria A ganoor Pompilj for permitting me to reprint two of her poems, Pasqua Armena and lo Vidi, from the Nuova A ntologia, I wish also to thank Mr. M. E. Galoustiants; for designing the cover of this book. The proceed
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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

Détails de l'édition

• ISBN 10: 0554389738
• ISBN 13: 9780554389738
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible