Ilia Čavčavadze and the Cirlce of Polish-Georgian Literary Relations in the 19th Century Cover Image

Ilia Czawczawadze i krąg literackich związków polsko-gruzińskich w XIX wieku
Ilia Čavčavadze and the Cirlce of Polish-Georgian Literary Relations in the 19th Century

Author(s): Vera I. Occheli
Subject(s): Cultural history, 19th Century, Theory of Literature
Published by: Towarzystwo Literackie im. Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: analogy; comparatistics; Georgian literature of the 19th century; Ilia Čavčavadze; Polish literature of the 19th century;

Summary/Abstract: Ilia Čavčavadze (1837–1907) was one of the most prominent national activists present in the cultural and social life of Georgia in the second half of the 19th century. A poet, novelist, dramatist, literary critic, thinker, historian, publicist, publisher, politician and ideologies of the national liberation movement played an important role in acquainting Georgian readers with the work of the most prominent representatives of the classics of Polish literature. The first Georgian translations of prose by Bolesław Prus, Eliza Orzeszkowa, Henryk Sienkiewicz and others appeared on the pages of “Iveria” he used to be the editor of. Te article proves that Čavčavadze’s contribution to the development of Polish-Georgian literary relations in the 19th century remains significant.

  • Issue Year: LII/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 295-309
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish