Georgian literature

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Georgian literature is the body of written works produced in the Georgian language, encompassing a rich tradition of poetry, prose, and drama that reflects the cultural, historical, and spiritual life of Georgia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national literature
world literature tradition
associatedLanguageFamily Kartvelian languages
country Georgia
culturalContext Georgian culture
developedAlongside Georgian ecclesiastical writing
Georgian historiography
earliestKnownText Martyrdom of the Holy Queen Shushanik
earliestKnownTextDate 5th century
goldenAgePeriod 12th century
goldenAgeWork The Knight in the Panther’s Skin
surface form: The Knight in the Panther's Skin
hasCanonicalStatusIn Georgian national culture
influencedBy Byzantine literature
Modernism
surface form: European Modernism

Romanticism
surface form: European Romanticism

Persian literature
Russian literature
language Georgian language
majorGenre chronicles
drama
epic poetry
folklore
hagiography
lyric poetry
novel
poetry
prose
short story
modernCenter Tbilisi
notableAuthor Akaki Tsereteli
Besiki
David Guramishvili
Galaktion Tabidze
Grigol Orbeliani
Ilia Chavchavadze
Ioane Shavteli
Konstantine Gamsakhurdia
Mikheil Javakhishvili
Nikoloz Baratashvili
Nodar Dumbadze
Otar Chiladze
Shota Rustaveli
Vazha-Pshavela
notableMedievalGenre courtly epic
religious poetry
royal chronicles
notableWork The Knight in the Panther’s Skin
surface form: The Knight in the Panther's Skin
notableWorkAuthor Shota Rustaveli
period 19th-century Georgian literature
20th-century Georgian literature
contemporary Georgian literature
early modern Georgian literature
medieval Georgian literature
preservedIn Georgian manuscripts
reflects history of Georgia
social life of Georgia
spiritual life of Georgia
religiousInfluence Christianity
Georgian Orthodox Church
theme freedom and independence
love and chivalry
national identity
nature and mountains
religion and spirituality
rural life
social justice
translatedInto English
French
German
Russian
writingSystem Georgian script

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Akaki Tsereteli influenced Georgian literature
David the Builder patronOf Georgian literature
Georgian Romanticism partOf Georgian literature
Shota Rustaveli canonizedIn Georgian literature
this entity surface form: Georgian national canon of literature
Mindia genre Georgian literature
this entity surface form: GeorgianLiterature
Mindia studiedIn Georgian literature
this entity surface form: GeorgianLiteraryStudies
Eteri hasCulturalSignificance Georgian literature
this entity surface form: GeorgianLiterature