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Early works of Armenian poetry were not rhymed; rhyme emerged in Armenia in the 11th century. [54] According to Manuk Abeghian, it was already in use in the 10th century and was adopted into Armenian culture from Arabic poetry. [55] According to Sharafkhanyan, early poetic samples contain repetitions that can be considered the beginning of rhyming.
Classical Armenian is the literary language of Armenia written during the 5th to 18th centuries. 5th century Movses Khorenatsi depicted in a 14th-century Armenian manuscript. Mesrop Mashtots — theologian, inventor of the Armenian alphabet; Koryun — historian; Yeznik of Kolb — theologian; Agathangelos — historian; Faustus of Byzantium ...
Daredevils of Sassoun [1] (Armenian: Սասնա ծռեր Sasna cṙer, also spelled Daredevils of Sasun) is an Armenian heroic epic poem in four cycles (parts), with its main hero and story better known as David of Sassoun, which is the story of one of the four parts.
Early documented examples of Armenian women in literature include limited writings from the nation's pagan era, as well as poems dated to the eighth century. [27] The first Armenian woman to publish a novel is Srpouhi Dussap of Constantinople who wrote and published Mayda, a feminist social critique, in the 19th century. [ 28 ]
Davtak Kertogh (Old Armenian: Դաւթակ Քերթող, lit. 'Davtak the Poet') was a 7th-century Armenian poet who authored the first known work of Armenian poetry on a secular subject.
Critics consider many of his works masterpieces. According to Paruyr Sevak, "The modern Armenian poetry has risen on the ridge of Shiraz". [4] "Shiraz is a great talent, we should be proud and consider as a great honor that we personally know him", wrote William Saroyan. Shiraz built his poems with Armenian "tuff of emotions", added Yevgeny ...
Hovhannes Tumanyan (Armenian: Հովհաննես Թումանյան, classical spelling: Յովհաննէս Թումանեան, February 19 [O.S. February 7] 1869 – March 23, 1923) was an Armenian poet, writer, translator, and literary and public activist.
Siamanto was a pioneer in Armenian poetry. His style was new and unique, and the methodology was exceptional. His themes were very dark and dealt extensively with death, torture, loss, misery, and sorrow.