Amiran-Darejaniani

Georgian literature

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Amiran-Darejaniani is a Georgian prose tale of battling knights, likely from around 1050 CE. It is attributed to Mose Khoneli, who is otherwise unknown. The work is considered a precursor to Shota Rustaveli's more famous courtly romance, The Knight in the Panther's Skin.1

The tale's influence is noted in the context of Georgian literature's golden age, which flourished from the late 11th to the early 13th century under rulers like King David IV and Queen Tamara. This period saw the development of secular literature, with courtly romance and epic poetry being particularly encouraged, often influenced by Persian literature, such as Ferdowsi's Shāh-nāmeh.21

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…preceded and perhaps influenced by Amiran-Darejaniani (probably c. 1050; Eng. trans. Amiran-Darejaniani), a wild prose tale of battling knights, attributed by Rustaveli to Mose Khoneli, who is otherwise unknown.
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…preceded and perhaps influenced by Amiran-Darejaniani (probably c. 1050; Eng. trans. Amiran-Darejaniani), a wild prose tale of battling knights, attributed by Rustaveli to Mose Khoneli, who is otherwise unknown.
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