Vol. 17 (2024): Contemporary Issues of Literary Criticism Literatures of Small Countries and Challenges of the Modern Global World
World Literature and National Literatures

The Knight in the Panther’s Skin of Rustaveli and Medieval Chivalry Romance

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  • Maka Elbakidze
Maka Elbakidze
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University; Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature

Published 2024-12-20

Keywords

  • The Knight in the Panther’s Skin,
  • Medieval Chivalry Romance,
  • genre,
  • composition,
  • love concept

Abstract

The Knight in the Panther’s Skin written by Shota Rustaveli in the late Middle Ages belongs to a chivalry romance from the standpoint of genre. The structural and compositional organization of the text, its political and ideological background and compositional elements display enough resemblance with the European authors of chivalry romances. In spite of this, it should be mentioned that The Knight in the Panther’s Skin is not a typical specimen of medieval chivalry (courtly) romance. A number of specific features are found in the composition which indicates a far higher level of genre development.

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