ქართული საისტორიო პროზის განვითარების ადრეული ეტაპები (პირველწყაროს ლიტერატურული მოდელი – ფიქციიდან ანტიფიქციისკენ)
Early Stages of the Development of Georgian Historic Prose (literary model of the primary source – fiction to anti-fiction)

Summary/Abstract: The historico-literary analysis of separate plots and stories of the topics concerning the kings of Iberia (Kartli) of the early period described in the original historical monuments (The Conversion of Kartli and The Life of the Kings written by Leonti Mroveli) have made it possible to reveal ideological-literary insertions (literary fiction)in these narrations. On the basis of the mentioned analysis the conjectural model of the whole narrative framework of different episodes (historical realities of the contemporary epoch, namely the threshold of the III-II cc. b. c.) of the initial section has some what been reconstructed. besides the detailed study of the various textual differences (graphical mistakes and changes of content) have resulted in an establishment and more precise definition of the real prototypes (historical persons) of the literary characters. The data resulted from such an analysis gave us the possibility of representing the literary model of the the primary source (of unction) describing the contemporary historical process in its whole and full form. The episodes arranged and studied in their chronological order unify and bring together the narrative framework that in itself gives the initial section of the historical text its correct and completed sense as well as a coherent and joint composition.In this context, first of all, we should consider the episodes of the kingship of Mirvan and Iarvand as well as of their controversy. For this reason, its necessary to establish and make more precise the trusty and stable textual data - particular traits and features of the narrative framework and plot preserved in the Georgian-Armenian legends that will give us the possibility to reconstruct the prototype of the conjectural historical text of these episodes. The foreign military aggression executed by the neighboring Armenian kingdom in the southern regions of our country (in the christian epoch these processes, because of their especial popularity, were supposedly attributed to Alexander of Macedon) is directly reflected in the Georgian-Armenian historical narratives concerning the town Tsunda (The Life of Kings written by Leonti Mroveli and The History of Armenia written bu Movses Khorenatsi) where alongside of similarities are found textual differences of some kind.in particular, Georgian fortress “Huri” and river “Akhuriani” (we think that “Akhuriani”is not a distorted form of the Greek name of “Mtkvari”), the name of wood - “tznndotz”and the name of the Georgian fortress “Tsunda” are similar to each other (“Huri” and“Akhuriani”; “tznndotz” and “Tsunda”), but - functionally different (in one case we have the fortresses, in the second - the river and the wood). It seems that the reason of these mistakes was a incorrect understanding of the primary historical sources during the later periods. in this case the most important thing is the coincidence of the Georgian-Armenian sources. In particular, according to the Georgian and Armenian historical sources these processes are dated by the end of the III and the beginning of the II centuries before century. In addition, the particular interest is caused by the comparison of the episode of the the second fight (literary fction) moved to the third episode to the text, which tells thestory of the military aggression of the Armenian king Artashan (ArtashesI - 189-160 AD)in Kartli ( (Leonti Mroveli’s narration reveals significant parallels with the data of Movses Khorenatsi). The early period of the Armenian-Georgian fights (between Iarvand-Mirvanand Artashan-Arsok) was changed with the twice invasion of Alexander Macedonian in Kartli because of which original historical works acquired new metaphorical significance of the literary works of the historical genre differed from their earlier essence as semantic textually, so ideologically. The modification of the previous period caused the shift of the episodes of as Armenian (Ianvard, Artashan and Sumbat Bivritiani), so as Georgians- Arsok king and Parnavaz (Parsman Avaz) Spaspet and putting them in the circuit of double reign. There also are involved two historical episodes of the story of the ruler of Kartli. In the frst episode we have a direct reference (“he was helped by Megrelians”),that it is a historical person, leading to significant parallels to Parnavazi’s episode narrated in ruler of Egrisi Kuji’s story. Leonti Mroveli additionally provides a datum - “Grandchild of Kuji, named Kartam” (kardzam). According to the Royal dynastic tradition, it is likely that the name of the unknown ruler is Kardzam. This fact is essential and brings changes in some of the early period (Iberia) to determine the actual processes taking place in the contemporary era. In particular, Arsok (Azorki) King, King Pars man further and the ruler of Egrisi Kardzam (Kuji) opposed together to the Armenian foreign aggression.Apparently, the original description by historical Georgian (Kartli-Meskhetian and Egrisregion) and North (Dzurdzuketi-Ossetia) military forces fought against the Armenian kings Ian var and Artashan in order to get back the captured territories. These renderings show that the national unity and territorial integrity of the Georgian state and the idea was due to public opinion, which, in turn, laid the foundation in the early period of the literary process correctly and in a purposeful manner. Early primary (Arafction) literary modelunifes and combines different stories and realities of the contemporary era. Accordingly the future reconstruction of the literary model of the primary source (the unification) will be also possible through the preservation of chronological principles and the coincidence ofthe mental aspects and creative parametres (the mental/logical and poetic components ofthe whole historical text, subtext and context).

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