Hovhannes Tumanyan

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Hovhannes Tumanyan
Հովհաննես Թումանյան

Hovhannes Tumanyan
Born February 19, 1869
Dsegh, Lori, Armenia
Died March 23, 1923
Moscow, Russia
Occupation Poet, writer, public activist
Genres Tragedy, epic, tale
Influenced

Hovhannes Tumanyan (Armenian: Հովհաննես Թումանյան) (February 19, 1869 - March 23, 1923), is considered to be one of the greatest Armenian poets and writers. His work was mostly written in tragic form, often centering on the harsh lives of villagers in the Lori region.

Tumanyan's inspiration for his writing came considerably from his parents. He was born in the village of Dsegh in the Lori, Armenia. With his father the village's priest and his mother an avid storyteller with a particular interest in fables, Tumanyan had incorporated many of the themes from his mother's stories and his father's preachings into his writings.

Tumanyan is usually regarded in Armenian circles as "All-Armenian poet". He earned this title when the Catholicos of Armenia had ordered that Armenian refugees from the west not enter certain areas of his church and house, since he is considered to be "The Catholicos of all Armenians". Tumanyan in response decried that decision claiming that the refugees could seek relief in the Catholicos' quarters under order of "The Poet of all Armenians".

He created lyrics, fables, epic poems and translations into Armenian of Byron, Goethe and Pushkin[1].

Tombstone of Hovhannes Tumanyan in Tbilisi, Georgia
Tombstone of Hovhannes Tumanyan in Tbilisi, Georgia

Contents

[edit] Literary works

  • Akhtamar
  • Almast
  • Anoush
  • David of Sassoun
  • Neso's Steam Bath
  • The Old Fight
  • Toward the Unknown
  • Parvana
  • Requiem (Hokehankisd)
  • The Capture of Tmpkabert (Tmpgaperti Aroume)
  • The Construction of the Railway
  • The Dove Monastery
  • The Lamp of the Illuminator

[edit] Fairy tales

  • A Drop of Honey[2]
  • Nazar the Brave[2]
  • The Dog and the Cat[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hovannes Tumanian - Great Armenian popular poet, native of Lori.
  2. ^ a b c Toumanian, Hovhannes. David of Sassoun, Armenian and English version, U.S.A.: Oshagan Publishers, p.5. 

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