false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182507925m/1285540.jpg 1285540 1 This is the first comprehensive history of the literature of Georgia to be written in English Donald Rayfield reveals this literature to be unique among that of the former Soviet Union in its combination of quality and length of literary tradition. Beginning with the first, overwhelmingly<br>religious texts of the fifth century, he charts the development of Georgian literature through the "golden age" of medieval literature, which culminated in Rustaveli's great poetic work The Knight in the Panther's Skin, to the diverse literature of the twentieth century. A major contribution to an<br>area of growing interest, this concise but thorough history combines clarity and accessibility for the non-specialist (all passages are translated into English) with a wide breadth of cultural reference. 1274609 16 8 2000 The Literature of Georgia: A History (Caucasus World) total:1|5:1| 1 5 2 0 1285540 0700711635 9780700711635 1 0 5.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182507925m/1285540.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1285540.The_Literature_of_Georgia_A_History 0 0 false Mon Oct 05 18:15:20 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 18:15:20 -0700 2009 1285540 0700711635 9780700711635 1 0 5.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182507925m/1285540.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1285540.The_Literature_of_Georgia_A_History 5 0 false Tue Jan 22 21:50:06 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 21:50:06 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1285540