| Description |
1 online resource (348 pages) |
| Contents |
The life of Ar?ak?el Siwnec?i -- His times -- Attitudes to Ar?ak?el as a poet -- The Adamgirk? -- Arak?el's writings -- Tchobanian's translation -- Adamgirk? 3 -- Adamgirk? 1 -- Adamgirk? 2 -- Concerning the first ones |
| Summary |
The first English translation of a major work of medieval literature: the Armenian epic poem on Adam and Eve, Adamgirk, composed by Arak̀el of Siwnik̀ in the early fifteenth century. Michael E. Stone also supplies an illuminating introduction. - ;This is the first English translation of the major Armenian epic on Adam and Eve composed by Arak'el of Siwnik' in the early fifteenth century. Arak'el writes extremely powerful narrative poetry, as in his description of the brilliance of paradise, of Satan's mustering his hosts against Adam and Eve, and Eve's inner struggle between obedience to God a |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Adam (Biblical figure) -- Poetry
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| SUBJECT |
Adam (Biblical figure) fast |
| Subject |
Fall of man -- Poetry
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Fall of man
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| Genre/Form |
Poetry
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191514043 |
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0191514047 |
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